SAbstractLink

All Superinterfaces:

SConceptFeature, SNamedElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

SContainmentLink, SReferenceLink
```
public interface SAbstractLink
extends SConceptFeature
```
Represents an abstract meta-definition of node connections. These can express either references or containment relationships.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getRole()`	Deprecated. use `SNamedElement.getName()`
`SAbstractConcept`	`getTargetConcept()`	The concept for the nodes that this link points to.
`boolean`	`isMultiple()`	Instance nodes can contain more than one link like this.
`boolean`	`isOptional()`	This link may contain no elements.
`boolean`	`isReference()`	Deprecated. boolean limits API to two link kinds possible

Methods inherited from interface org.jetbrains.mps.openapi.language.SConceptFeature
getOwner, isValid

Methods inherited from interface org.jetbrains.mps.openapi.language.SNamedElement
getName

- Method Detail
  - getRole
```
@Deprecated
String getRole()
```
    Deprecated.
    use SNamedElement.getName()
  - getTargetConcept
```
@NotNull
SAbstractConcept getTargetConcept()
```
    The concept for the nodes that this link points to.
  - isReference
```
@Deprecated
boolean isReference()
```
    Deprecated.
    boolean limits API to two link kinds possible
    
    True for references, false for containment relationships.
  - isOptional
```
boolean isOptional()
```
    This link may contain no elements.
  - isMultiple
```
boolean isMultiple()
```
    Instance nodes can contain more than one link like this.