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+-- Object +-- PatternParameterBehavior
final public Class PatternParameterBehavior
extends Object
Customizes the pattern behavior.
There is a pool of reusable behavior extensions that can be used by the various pattern abstractions such as the instance, definition, parameter, dependency, etc. New behavior extensions can also be added to well-defined point-in-time (event triggered) hot-spots and associated with the needed pattern abstraction entity.
For example, there is a behavior extension defined for parameters that allow for a creatable parameter (one that returns true to the isCreatable )to automatically create upon instantiation of the pattern. If a pattern has a parameter and its value must be created automatically upon the instantiation of a new pattern instance, the mentioned behavior extension must be applied to that parameter. If any value is already bound to a parameter then the create is not to be called (the same effect as if the create method returned false ).