How to get all overridden operations/attributes in a model?

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In Java, suppose I have a UML model in eclipse (org.eclipse.uml2.uml) and want to retrieve all the overridden attributes and methods from all classifiers, how do I do that?

I can get all attributes and methods from a classifier, with .getAllAttributes() and .getAllOperations(), but I only want to get those, which override methods/attributes from parent classes.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 03 '19 at 07:59

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You can't (simply). The only way is to compare the attribute/operation names from class and superclass and pinpoint the duplicate ones.

See also Is there a convention for showing overridden methods in UML static class diagrams?

answered Jun 03 '19 at 07:59

qwerty_so

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Could we assume that the overridden Attribute/Operation redefine other Attribute/Operation. In that case, maybe that the getRedefinedElement() should do the job!? – Red Beard Jun 03 '19 at 08:25
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Hmm. If the Eclipse API offers such an operation. Just post it as answer. – qwerty_so Jun 03 '19 at 08:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '19 at 08:05

It depends how your model was created but UML defines redefinedAttribute and redefinedOperation associations which can be used to model overridden Properties and Operations. In such case/model, you should be able to access to overridden Operation by using .getRedefinedOperation()...

How to get all overridden operations/attributes in a model?

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