org.mmbase.bridge

Interface Relation

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Node>, Node

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicRelation, RemoteRelation_Proxy

public interface Relation
extends Node

A relation within the cloud.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Rob Vermeulen, Pierre van Rooden

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.mmbase.bridge.Node

CLOUD_COMMITNODE_KEY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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, getDecimalValue, 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, setDecimalValue, setDoubleValue, setFloatValue, setInputStreamValue, setIntValue, setListValue, setLongValue, setNodeManager, setNodeValue, setObjectValue, setStringValue, setValue, setValueWithoutProcess, setXMLValue, toNodeManager, toRelation, toRelationManager, toString, validate

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getSource

Node getSource()

Retrieves the source of the relation

Returns:

the source node

getDestination

Node getDestination()

Retrieves the destination of the relation

Returns:

the destination node

setSource

void setSource(Node node)

set the source of the relation

Parameters:

node - the source node

setDestination

void setDestination(Node node)

set the destination of the relation

Parameters:

node - the destination node

getRelationManager

RelationManager getRelationManager()

Retrieves the RelationManager used

Returns:

the RelationManager