ModelDefinition (Alfresco Data Model 9.21 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

CustomModelDefinition

All Known Implementing Classes:

CustomModelDefinitionImpl, M2ModelDefinition
```
@AlfrescoPublicApi
public interface ModelDefinition
```
Read-only definition of a Model.

Author:

David Caruana

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class ModelDefinition.XMLBindingType

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getAuthor()`
`long`	`getChecksum(ModelDefinition.XMLBindingType bindingType)`
`String`	`getDescription(MessageLookup messageLookup)`
`DictionaryDAO`	`getDictionaryDAO()`
`Collection<NamespaceDefinition>`	`getImportedNamespaces()`
`QName`	`getName()`
`Collection<NamespaceDefinition>`	`getNamespaces()`
`Date`	`getPublishedDate()`
`String`	`getVersion()`
`boolean`	`isNamespaceDefined(String uri)`
`boolean`	`isNamespaceImported(String uri)`
`void`	`toXML(ModelDefinition.XMLBindingType bindingType, OutputStream xml)`

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
QName getName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the model name
  - getDescription
```
String getDescription(MessageLookup messageLookup)
```
    Returns:
    
    the model description
  - getAuthor
```
String getAuthor()
```
    Returns:
    
    the model author
  - getPublishedDate
```
Date getPublishedDate()
```
    Returns:
    
    the date when the model was published
  - getVersion
```
String getVersion()
```
    Returns:
    
    the model version
  - getNamespaces
```
Collection<NamespaceDefinition> getNamespaces()
```
    Returns:
    
    the namespaces defined by this model
  - isNamespaceDefined
```
boolean isNamespaceDefined(String uri)
```
    Parameters:
    
    uri - namespace uri
    
    Returns:
    
    true => model defines the uri
  - getImportedNamespaces
```
Collection<NamespaceDefinition> getImportedNamespaces()
```
    Returns:
    
    the namespaces imported by this model
  - isNamespaceImported
```
boolean isNamespaceImported(String uri)
```
    Parameters:
    
    uri - namespace uri
    
    Returns:
    
    true => model imports the uri
  - toXML
```
void toXML(ModelDefinition.XMLBindingType bindingType,
           OutputStream xml)
```
  - getChecksum
```
long getChecksum(ModelDefinition.XMLBindingType bindingType)
```
  - getDictionaryDAO
```
DictionaryDAO getDictionaryDAO()
```
    Returns:
    
    DictionaryDAO