VariableElements are elements that both have a value and let the clients/users
decide what to do with the value. The client/user of a VariableElement is typically
the parent element.
The latter aspect is an important one. A VariableElement doesn't actually know
what to do with the value, it can only create the value. It is the responsibility
of the client/user to use the value for something.
VariableElements are usually used for producing parameters of various operations,
like the constructor and action operation of an element.
Copyright (C) 2004 Timo Laitinen
author: Timo Laitinen since: JICE-0.10 |