PHP Interface MetaModels\IFactory

To create a MetaModel instance, create an instance of the factory. and call {@link \MetaModels\IFactory::getMetaModel()}. If you only have the id of a MetaModel, you can translate it to the MetaModel-name by invoking {@link \MetaModels\IFactory::translateIdToMetaModelName()} and then perform just as normal.

Inheritance: extends metamodels\IServiceContainerAware

Show file Open project: metamodels/core Interface Usage Examples

Public Methods

Method	Description
collectNames ( ) : string[]	Query for all known MetaModel names.
getMetaModel ( string $metaModelName ) : metamodels\IMetaModel \| null	Create a MetaModel instance.
getServiceContainer ( ) : metamodels\IMetaModelsServiceContainer	Retrieve the service container.
translateIdToMetaModelName ( string $metaModelId ) : string	Translate a MetaModel id to the corresponding name of the MetaModel.

Method Details

collectNames() public method

Query for all known MetaModel names.

public collectNames ( ) : string[]
return	string[]	all MetaModel names as string array.

getMetaModel() public method

Create a MetaModel instance.

public getMetaModel ( string $metaModelName ) : metamodels\IMetaModel \| null
$metaModelName	string	The name of the MetaModel to create.
return	metamodels\IMetaModel \| null

getServiceContainer() public method

Retrieve the service container.

public getServiceContainer ( ) : metamodels\IMetaModelsServiceContainer
return	metamodels\IMetaModelsServiceContainer

translateIdToMetaModelName() public method

Translate a MetaModel id to the corresponding name of the MetaModel.

public translateIdToMetaModelName ( string $metaModelId ) : string
$metaModelId	string	The id of the MetaModel.
return	string	The name of the MetaModel.