Class Placement

used to specify the position of a MObject in the EDL. This can be done in various ways (absolute, relative).
Placement at the same time acts as (refcounting) smart pointer for accessing the MObject.

Operation resolve

create an actual (explicit) placement while trying to satisfy the network of adjacent objects and placements.

Declaration :

Uml : + resolve() : ExplicitPlacement [ProcessingLayer::MObject]&
C++ : public: ExplicitPlacement [ProcessingLayer::MObject]& resolve ()

Relation subject (<unidirectional association>)

Placement acts as smart pointer

Declaration :

Uml : # subject : MObject, multiplicity : 1
C++ : protected: MObject* subject

Operation chain

create and add another Placement for this media object, thus increasingly constraining the (possible) position of this object.

Declaration :

Uml : + chain(in style : ) :
C++ : public: chain (const & style)

Relation chain (<unidirectional association>)

Chain of additional Placements further constraining the position of this MObject

Declaration :

Uml : # chain : LocatingPin, multiplicity : 1
C++ : protected: LocatingPin* chain