diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/TransformationUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/TransformationUtils.java
index 4ca011907013d69aad4b12d55b342bde73f4c89c..e90ecfe664ddf82482583e438f51be2b3e0bc806 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/TransformationUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/TransformationUtils.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.service.ITransformationService;
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating GREEN Hash: A592C08FD3D4504BBFC841C98C4A627A
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 34A2DE2F88136C0B20E55E74D6E7F00A
  */
 public final class TransformationUtils {
 	/**
@@ -44,24 +44,22 @@ public final class TransformationUtils {
 	 *            the class of the transformation result
 	 * @param context
 	 *            the transformation context
-	 * @return the transformation result (an instance of class
-	 *         <code>targetClass</code>).
+	 * @return the transformation result (an instance of class <code>targetClass</code>).
 	 * @throws ChainTransformationFailedException
 	 *             if no transformation chain could be found or none of the
 	 *             possible chains succeeded.
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public static <T extends Object> T createTransformedObjectFor(
-			final EObject sourceElement, final Class<T> targetClass,
-			ITransformationContext context)
+	public static <T extends Object> T createTransformedObjectFor(final EObject sourceElement,
+			final Class<T> targetClass, ITransformationContext context)
 			throws ChainTransformationFailedException {
-		List<TransformationProviderChain> chainList = ITransformationService.INSTANCE
-				.getTransformationProviderChain(sourceElement.getClass(),
-						targetClass, context);
+		List<TransformationProviderChain> chainList =
+				ITransformationService.INSTANCE.getTransformationProviderChain(
+						sourceElement.getClass(), targetClass, context);
 		ChainTransformationFailedException e = null;
-		if (!chainList.isEmpty()) {
+		if(!chainList.isEmpty()) {
 			Object executableObject = null;
-			for (TransformationProviderChain chain : chainList) {
+			for(TransformationProviderChain chain : chainList) {
 				try {
 					// for the moment, we use the first chain
 					// alternatives need an interpretation of the context, which
@@ -69,37 +67,36 @@ public final class TransformationUtils {
 					executableObject = chain.transform(sourceElement, context);
 					e = null;
 					break;
-				} catch (ChainTransformationFailedException ctfe) {
+				} catch(ChainTransformationFailedException ctfe) {
 					// fall through
 					e = ctfe;
 				}
 			}
-			if (e == null && executableObject != null) {
-				return (T) executableObject;
+			if(e == null && executableObject != null) {
+				return (T)executableObject;
 			}
 		}
-		if (e != null) {
+		if(e != null) {
 			throw e;
 		}
 		throw new ChainTransformationFailedException(null, null, null, null) {
 			/** {@inheritDoc} */
 			@Override
 			public String getMessage() {
-				return "No transformation chain found from " + sourceElement
-						+ " to " + targetClass.getName();
+				return "No transformation chain found from " + sourceElement + " to " +
+						targetClass.getName();
 			}
 		};
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Searches a transformation chain for the given model element and the
-	 * target class and returns the transformation result. This method returns
-	 * <code>null</code> if the transformation failed. The exception is
+	 * target class and returns the transformation result. This method returns <code>null</code> if
+	 * the transformation failed. The exception is
 	 * suppressed.
 	 * 
 	 * This is a fail-silent version of
-	 * {@link #createTransformedObjectFor(EObject, Class, ITransformationContext)}
-	 * .
+	 * {@link #createTransformedObjectFor(EObject, Class, ITransformationContext)} .
 	 * 
 	 * @param sourceElement
 	 *            the source of the transformation
@@ -107,18 +104,32 @@ public final class TransformationUtils {
 	 *            the class of the transformation result
 	 * @param context
 	 *            the transformation context
-	 * @return the transformation result (an instance of class
-	 *         <code>targetClass</code>).
+	 * @return the transformation result (an instance of class <code>targetClass</code>).
 	 */
 	public static <T extends Object> T createTransformedObjectWithoutExceptionFor(
-			EObject sourceElement, Class<T> targetClass,
-			ITransformationContext context) {
+			EObject sourceElement, Class<T> targetClass, ITransformationContext context) {
 		try {
-			T result = createTransformedObjectFor(sourceElement, targetClass,
-					context);
+			T result = createTransformedObjectFor(sourceElement, targetClass, context);
 			return result;
-		} catch (ChainTransformationFailedException ctfe) {
+		} catch(ChainTransformationFailedException ctfe) {
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Searches a transformation chain for the given model element and the target class and returns
+	 * {@code true} if such a chain exists.
+	 * 
+	 * @param sourceElement
+	 *            the source of the transformation
+	 * @param targetClass
+	 *            the class of the transformation result
+	 * @param context
+	 *            the transformation context
+	 * @return {@code true} if a transformation chain exists, {@code false} otherwise
+	 */
+	public static boolean canTransform(EObject sourceElement, Class<?> targetClass,
+			ITransformationContext context) {
+		return ITransformationService.INSTANCE.canTransform(sourceElement, targetClass, context);
+	}
 }