Ptidej-v5.2-master/POM Tests/data/ArgoUML_0.28/src/org/argouml/notation/providers/MultiplicityNotation.java
// $Id: MultiplicityNotation.java 16480 2008-12-31 22:21:27Z dthompson $
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package org.argouml.notation.providers;

import org.argouml.model.Model;
import org.argouml.notation.NotationProvider;

/**
 * This abstract class forms the basis of all Notation providers
 * for the text shown in the Fig that represents a Multiplicity.
 * Subclass this for all languages. <p>
 * 
 * This NotationProvider is a bit special, in that it does not 
 * generate for the given UML element, but for its multiplicity.
 *
 * @author Michiel
 */
public abstract class MultiplicityNotation extends NotationProvider {

    /**
     * The constructor.
     *
     * @param multiplicityOwner the UML element that has a Multiplicity
     */
    public MultiplicityNotation(Object multiplicityOwner) {
        // If this fails, then there is a problem...
        // dthompson 29/12/2008: It seems that the returned value is 
        // irrelevant here, so I assume that the purpose of this call
        // is just to throw an exception in case of a problem.
        Model.getFacade().getMultiplicity(multiplicityOwner);
    }

}
