List of OCL Methods
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      .split()

      Method splits a string based on a given regular expression.

      Description of the method

      Description: This method splits a string based on a given regular expression.
      Available for: string
      Parameters:  -
      Return type: collection

      Example 1

      Context: TransactionType1
      OCL: self.Id.split("-")->size() = 2
      Description: Rule checks whether the returned collection contains two parts. I.e, whether the given string contains char "-" in the middle of the string.

      The XML snippet below would pass this check. 

      <Id>AA-BB</Id>

      The other snippet below however would not pass this check. 

      <Id>AA-</Id>

      Example 2

      Context: TransactionType1
      OCL: self.Id.split("-")->asBag()->includes("AA")
      Description: The returned collection is treated as a Bag and checked whether a specific string is included.

      The XML snippets below would pass this check. 

      <Id>AA-BB</Id>

      <Id>BB-CCCCC-QQQQ-AA</Id>

       

      The other snippet below however would not pass this check. 

      <Id>BBAACCQQ-A</Id>