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->select()

    Table of contents
    1. 1. Description of the method
    2. 2.  
    3. 3. Example

    Description of the method

     

    Description: ->select() method returns a collection of elements from the original collection that validates the condition.
    Available for: collections
    Parameters: condition statement
    Return type: collection

     

    Example

    Context: Message
    OCL: self.Transaction.Deptor.Name->select('Mike')->size() = 1 
    Description: The example rule checks every transaction debtor name in the message and if 'Mike' is found, it will be added to the collection that will be returned. The additional method size() will then return the size of the returned collection and the size is the compared to the integer 1. True will be returned if there is exactly one Mike in the transactions debtors.

     

    The XML snippet below would pass this check.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

    <Message xmlns="http://www.XMLdation.com" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <Header>
        <Id>a</Id>
        <TimeStamp>2018-05-28T12:17:50</TimeStamp>
        <ControlSum>2</ControlSum>
        <NumberOfTransactions>1</NumberOfTransactions>
      </Header>
      <Transaction>
        <Id>TransactionId1</Id>
        <Amount>100</Amount>
        <Debtor>
          <Name>Mike</Name>
        </Debtor>
        <Creditor>
          <Name>Creditor1</Name>
        </Creditor>
      </Transaction>
      <Transaction>
        <Id>TransactionId2</Id>
        <Amount>35</Amount>
        <Debtor>
          <Name>Debtor2</Name>
        </Debtor>
        <Creditor>
          <Name>Creditor2</Name>
        </Creditor>
      </Transaction>
    </Message>

    The other snippet below however would not pass this check. (No Mike in the transaction debtors)

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

    <Message xmlns="http://www.XMLdation.com" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <Header>
        <Id>a</Id>
        <TimeStamp>2018-05-28T12:17:50</TimeStamp>
        <ControlSum>2</ControlSum>
        <NumberOfTransactions>1</NumberOfTransactions>
      </Header>
      <Transaction>
        <Id>TransactionId1</Id>
        <Amount>30</Amount>
        <Debtor>
          <Name>Debtor1</Name>
        </Debtor>
        <Creditor>
          <Name>Creditor1</Name>
        </Creditor>
      </Transaction>
      <Transaction>
        <Id>TransactionId2</Id>
        <Amount>35</Amount>
        <Debtor>
          <Name>Debtor2</Name>
        </Debtor>
        <Creditor>
          <Name>Creditor2</Name>
        </Creditor>
      </Transaction>
    </Message>
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