Added language compliance checking for model-checking-based analyzes.

refs 385

org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/KernelModelElementUtils.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.service.IPersistencyService;
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 9C6BFB0E29B3623A7A4BE3DC69FA3BEC
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 38F43F6516A99A19C128B6706D7CBE45
  */
 public final class KernelModelElementUtils {
 
@@ -55,6 +55,27 @@ public final class KernelModelElementUtils {
 						.getRootModelElement().eContents());
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the parent of an element with a certain type.
+	 * 
+	 * @param element
+	 *            a model element.
+	 * @param targetClass
+	 *            the class of the parent that is returned.
+	 * @return instance of class <code>targetClass</code> or <code>null</code>
+	 *         if no such parent element was found.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T extends EObject> T getParentElement(EObject element,
+			Class<T> targetClass) {
+		EObject currentParent = element;
+		while (currentParent != null
+				&& !(targetClass.isAssignableFrom(currentParent.getClass()))) {
+			currentParent = currentParent.eContainer();
+		}
+		return (T) currentParent;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Finds the model element referenced by the given
 	 * {@link IIdLabeledReference} element or <code>null</code> if no such