How do I create an EAttribute whose data type is not an EMF class?

Question

Using EMF, I\'d like to define an attribute whose data type (EType) is external to my EMF model. That is, the type I want is a normal hand-coded Java class that is not part of m

Answer 1

I am using Eclipse Kepler with EMF 2.9.1.

Adding to Michael's answer, in the Ecore Model Editor you can just right click and choose

New Child -> EData Type

and then fill in your values in the Properties view (Name, Instance Type Name). So you don't have to do add it manually anymore.