MOF2I2 — RefCCMBaseObject and RefBaseObject

RefCCMBaseObject and RefBaseObject should contain a ref_get_label() operation.
Source:
Michael Soden, soden@ikv.de
Summary:
Unfortunately the MOF2.0 Core like MOF1.4 fails explicitly model a property as the label of an instance of a class. It provides the isID flag but this cannot always be used to display class instances reflectively. For example, when modeling a "Library", a "Book" would have a "bookID" and "title". While the "bookID" may be flagged with isID=true, this may not be user friendly for a reflective client displaying a book.
Therefore I suggest the introduction of a ref_label() operation in the RefCCMBaseObject and RefBaseObject interfaces as well as a standard optional Tag whose value should denote the property to use as a label. The modeler can attach such a tag to a class so that the ref_label() method can be implemented accordingly in the class' derived interface.

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