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Hi,
I'm creating a graphical editor for my EMF based
model.
My model does not have a top level container. I
want to represent the contents edit part as a white freeform surface. The
model objects can be dropped on this freeform surface. How can I read/write
such a model, where the top level container object is not an EMF
EObject.
Here are some details if someone can help me with
some information or pointers -
I have an EMF model which has three top level
entities - Case, Contact or ChangeRequest.
Each of these top level entities can have
subentities.
The XML representation of my model instances will
be as follows -
<Contact >
<Name ...>
<Address ..>
<Number>
</Address>
<Phone ..>
<email ..>
</Contact>
The top level entity could be a Contact, a Case or
a ChangeRequest.
I want to show an empty white surface in a new edit
page. The user could drag and drop any of the three container objects (Case,
Contact ..) on the white form.
Question: If I use an arbitrary class as the model
for the contents edit part, how can I use the EMF services to write the
contents of this root model. What do I need to do to read such a
model instance, where the root does not correspond to the root of the EMF
file instance.
Thanks a bunch
James
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