XCSG:ModelElement

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An XCSG ModelElement is either a Node or Edge in an XCSG graph.

XCSG model elements have an id attribute, which uniquely identifies that element; the id attribute should enable those familiar with the analyzer which produced that node or edge to determine whether the graph already contains a node or edge representing a particular entity or relationship. No two model elements with equal IDs can exist in the same graph, to ensure each modeled element or relationship has a single representation in the graph.

Specification

Metaclass ModelElement
Description An abstraction drawn from the system being modeled.
Direct Subkinds Edge, Node
Attribute name
Description The name of the element within its Namespace, or a brief, human-readable label.
Type String
Required Yes
Attribute sourceCorrespondence
Description The location or locations in source code corresponding to the element.
Type A SourceCorrespondence object or list of SourceCorrespondence objects.
Required On nodes originating from source code. Edges (such as Call edges) that summarize multiple locations in source code contain lists of SourceCorrespondence objects indicating each location summarized.