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create association statement

Creates a new association and puts it in context.

The primary semi-association, as well as the class owning it, are also put in context.

Syntax

create association Name:
    Cardinality [^] [role Role] (OppositeClass | symmetric)
    [[!] whole] [[!] strong] [( AspectList )]
    [of Owner]
    [
      inverse InverseName:
      InverseCardinality [^] [role InverseRole]
      [[!] whole] [[!] strong] [( InverseAspectList )]
    ]

Element	Type	Optionality	Notes
Name	Expression<Identifier> or Expression<Dictionary<Identifier>>	Mandatory.	Specifies the name of the new primary semi-association, either as an identifier or in multilingual dictionary format.
Cardinality	Cardinality	Mandatory.	Specifies the cardinality of the new primary semi-association.
^		Optional. If omitted, the new primary semi-association is not made sorted.	Specifies whether the new primary semi-association must be sorted.
Role	Expression<Identifier> or Expression<Dictionary<Identifier>>	Optional.	Specifies the role of the new primary semi-association, either as an identifier or in multilingual dictionary format.
OppositeClass	Class name	Optional. If this is specified, then symmetric cannot be specified, and the inverse clause must be specified.	Specifies the opposite class for the new primary semi-association.
symmetric		Optional. If this is specified, then OppositeClass and the inverse clause cannot be specified.	Specifies whether the new association is symmetric.
whole		Optional. If omitted or preceded by !, the new primary semi-association is not made whole.	Specifies whether the new primary semi-association must be whole.
strong		Optional. If omitted or preceded by !, the new primary semi-association is not made strong.	Specifies whether the new primary semi-association must be strong.
AspectList	Marker list	Optional.	Specifies the aspects used by the the new primary semi-association. Accepted markers are S for subjective, K for constant, and T for temporal.
Owner	Class name	Optional. If no owner is specified, the class in context will be used. If no class is in context, an error occurs.	Specifies the class that will own the new primary semi-association.
InverseName	Expression<Identifier> or Expression<Dictionary<Identifier>>	Optional.	Specifies the name of the new secondary semi-association, either as an identifier or in multilingual dictionary format.
InverseCardinality	Cardinality	Optional.	Specifies the cardinality of the new secondary semi-association.
^		Optional. If omitted, the new secondary semi-association is not made sorted.	Specifies whether the new secondary semi-association must be sorted.
InverseRole	Expression<Identifier> or Expression<Dictionary<Identifier>>	Optional.	Specifies the role of the new secondary semi-association, either as an identifier or in multilingual dictionary format.
whole		Optional. If omitted or preceded by !, the new secondary semi-association is not made whole.	Specifies whether the new secondary semi-association must be whole.
strong		Optional. If omitted or preceded by !, the new secondary semi-association is not made strong.	Specifies whether the new secondary semi-association must be strong.
InverseAspectList	Marker list	Optional.	Specifies the aspects used by the the new secondary semi-association. Accepted markers are S for subjective, K for constant, and T for temporal.

Returns

The association just created.

Examples

Intent	Code
Create a new association in the context class	create association IsLocatedIn: 0..1 Place inverse Contains 0..*;
Create a new association in an explicit class	create association IsLocatedIn: 0..1 Place of Building inverse Contains 0..*;
Create a new whole/part association	create association IsMadeOf: 0..* Building whole of City inverse BelongsTo 0..1;
Create a new whole/part association with primary temporal semantics and a secondary role and strong semantics	create association IsMadeOf: 0..* Building whole (T) of City inverse BelongsTo 0..1 role Owner strong;
Create a new symmetric self-association	create association Knows: 0..* role Acquaintance symmetric of Person;

See Also

• Multilingual data

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