org.mmbase.bridge
Interface Relation

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable, Node

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicRelation

public interface Relation

extends Node

A relation within the cloud.

Version:

$Id: Relation.java,v 1.4 2004/06/08 08:45:17 michiel Exp $

Author:

Rob Vermeulen, Pierre van Rooden

Method Summary

Node	getDestination() Retrieves the destination of the relation
RelationManager	getRelationManager() Retrieves the RelationManager used
Node	getSource() Retrieves the source of the relation
void	setDestination(Node node) set the destination of the relation
void	setSource(Node node) set the source of the relation

Methods inherited from interface org.mmbase.bridge.Node

cancel, commit, countRelatedNodes, countRelatedNodes, countRelations, countRelations, createAlias, createParameters, createRelation, delete, delete, deleteAlias, deleteRelations, deleteRelations, getAliases, getBooleanValue, getByteValue, getChanged, getCloud, getContext, getDateValue, getDoubleValue, getFieldValue, getFieldValue, getFloatValue, getFunction, getFunctions, getFunctionValue, getInputStreamValue, getIntValue, getListValue, getLongValue, getNodeManager, getNodeValue, getNumber, getObjectValue, getPossibleContexts, getRelatedNodes, getRelatedNodes, getRelatedNodes, getRelatedNodes, getRelatedNodes, getRelations, getRelations, getRelations, getRelations, getRelations, getSize, getStringValue, getValue, getValueWithoutProcess, getXMLValue, getXMLValue, hasRelations, isChanged, isChanged, isNew, isNodeManager, isNull, isRelation, isRelationManager, mayChangeContext, mayDelete, mayWrite, setBooleanValue, setByteValue, setContext, setDateValue, setDoubleValue, setFloatValue, setInputStreamValue, setIntValue, setListValue, setLongValue, setNodeValue, setObjectValue, setStringValue, setValue, setValueWithoutProcess, setXMLValue, toNodeManager, toRelation, toRelationManager, toString, validate

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getSource

public Node getSource()

Retrieves the source of the relation

Returns:

the source node

getDestination

public Node getDestination()

Retrieves the destination of the relation

Returns:

the destination node

setSource

public void setSource(Node node)

set the source of the relation

Parameters:

node - the source node

setDestination

public void setDestination(Node node)

set the destination of the relation

Parameters:

node - the destination node

getRelationManager

public RelationManager getRelationManager()

Retrieves the RelationManager used

Returns:

the RelationManager