IChoiceInstance (Metaschema Core API 1.0.0-M1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

IContainer, IInstance, IModelContainer, IModelElement, IModelInstance

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractChoiceInstance
```
public interface IChoiceInstance
extends IModelInstance, IModelContainer
```
A marker interface for a choice of allowed instances in a Metachema.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default ModelType`	`getModelType()`	Provides the Metaschema model type of "CHOICE".
`default IAssemblyDefinition`	`getOwningDefinition()`	Retrieve the Metaschema definition containing this container.
`IModelContainer`	`getParentContainer()`	Get the parent model definition that serves as the container of this instance.

Methods inherited from interface gov.nist.secauto.metaschema.core.model.IInstance
getContainingModule, toCoordinates

Methods inherited from interface gov.nist.secauto.metaschema.core.model.IModelContainer
getAssemblyInstanceByName, getAssemblyInstances, getChoiceInstances, getFieldInstanceByName, getFieldInstances, getModelInstanceByName, getModelInstances, getNamedModelInstances

Methods inherited from interface gov.nist.secauto.metaschema.core.model.IModelElement
getRemarks

Methods inherited from interface gov.nist.secauto.metaschema.core.model.IModelInstance
getContainingDefinition, getGroupAsName, getGroupAsXmlNamespace, getJsonGroupAsBehavior, getMaxOccurs, getMinOccurs, getXmlGroupAsBehavior, getXmlGroupAsQName

- Method Detail
  - getModelType
```
default ModelType getModelType()
```
    Provides the Metaschema model type of "CHOICE".
    
    Specified by:
    
    getModelType in interface IModelElement
    
    Returns:
    
    the model type
  - getParentContainer
```
IModelContainer getParentContainer()
```
    Description copied from interface: IInstance
    
    Get the parent model definition that serves as the container of this instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParentContainer in interface IInstance
    
    Specified by:
    
    getParentContainer in interface IModelInstance
    
    Returns:
    
    the container
  - getOwningDefinition
```
default IAssemblyDefinition getOwningDefinition()
```
    Description copied from interface: IModelContainer
    
    Retrieve the Metaschema definition containing this container.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getOwningDefinition in interface IContainer
    
    Specified by:
    
    getOwningDefinition in interface IModelContainer
    
    Returns:
    
    the containing Metaschema definition