/**
* Return a link object with the given id and details. If a link with the given id has already
* been created in this session, update its data and return that, else create a new one, and add
* it to the list.
*
* @param String sLinkID, the unique identifier for this Link.
* @param java.util.Date dCreationDate, the date the Link was created.
* @param java.util.Date dModificationDate, the date the link was last modified.
* @param String sAuthor, the name of the porson who created this Link.
* @param String sType, the type of this link.
* @param String sOriginalID, the original ID of this link if/when imported.
* @param NodeSummary oFrom, the node the Link is coming from.
* @param NodeSummary oTo, the node the Link is going to.
* @param sLabel, the label for this Link.
*/
public static Link getLink(
String sLinkID,
java.util.Date dCreationDate,
java.util.Date dModificationDate,
String sAuthor,
String sType,
String sOriginalID,
NodeSummary oFrom,
NodeSummary oTo,
String sLabel) {
int i = 0;
for (i = 0; i < linkSummaryList.size(); i++) {
if (sLinkID.equals(((Link) linkSummaryList.elementAt(i)).getId())) {
break;
}
}
Link link = null;
if (i == linkSummaryList.size()) {
link =
new Link(
sLinkID,
dCreationDate,
dModificationDate,
sAuthor,
sType,
sOriginalID,
oFrom,
oTo,
sLabel);
linkSummaryList.addElement(link);
} else {
link = (Link) linkSummaryList.elementAt(i);
// UPDATE THE DETAILS
link.setTypeLocal(sType);
link.setAuthorLocal(sAuthor);
link.setOriginalIDLocal(sOriginalID);
link.setLabelLocal(sLabel);
link.setCreationDateLocal(dCreationDate);
link.setModificationDateLocal(dModificationDate);
link.setToLocal(oTo);
link.setFromLocal(oFrom);
}
return link;
}
/**
* Sets this link's originating node in the local data ONLY.
*
* @param NodeSummary node, The node from which this link originates
*/
public void setFrom(NodeSummary node) {
if (node == oFrom) return;
setFromLocal(node);
}