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specializeType

specializeType(type) this method specializes the type of a node.

Resets the type of the node. Can be called in order specialise a node to a sub-type. This should be used with caution since calling it changes the type of the node and thus implies a different set of aspects, properties and associations. It is the responsibility of the caller to ensure that the node is in an approriate state after changing the type.

Parameters

type
The type name supplied must be a subtype of the current type as defined in the Data Dictionary

Returns

Boolean. Returns true on success, false otherwise.