Re: [featuremodel-dev] Variability

[Holger Papajewski <holger.papajewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hallo Andreas,

that is right. The reason is quit simple. The variability is defined by the semantic of
the group to which a feature belongs. A feature is an alternative feature because it is
part of a group of features from which exactly one feature has to be selected. The
variability method is only a shortcut and easier to understand:

  feature.getVariabilityType() == ALTERNATIVE

  vs.

  feature.getParentGroup().getLower() == 1 && feature.getParentGroup().getUpper() == 1


Best regards,
  Holger

Am 21.10.2010 16:57, schrieb Andreas Graf:
>  Hello,
> 
> ok, I see that the variability is actually reflected by the values of upper and lower in
> the parent group. Is there an information about the rationale behind this design?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andreas
> 
> 
>>  Hello,
>>
>> I was wondering why variability is reflected as a method in Feature, but not as an
>> attribute?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Andreas
>>
> 
> 


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