/**
* Adds a specific <tt>LocalCandidate</tt> to the list of <tt>LocalCandidate</tt>s harvested for
* {@link #hostCandidate} by this harvest.
*
* @param candidate the <tt>LocalCandidate</tt> to be added to the list of
* <tt>LocalCandidate</tt>s harvested for {@link #hostCandidate} by this harvest
* @return <tt>true</tt> if the list of <tt>LocalCandidate</tt>s changed as a result of the method
* invocation; otherwise, <tt>false</tt>
*/
protected boolean addCandidate(LocalCandidate candidate) {
boolean added;
// try to add the candidate to the component and then only add it to the
// harvest if it wasn't deemed redundant
if (!candidates.contains(candidate)
&& hostCandidate.getParentComponent().addLocalCandidate(candidate)) {
added = candidates.add(candidate);
} else {
added = false;
}
return added;
}
/**
* Gets the <tt>Candidate</tt>s harvested for {@link #hostCandidate} during this harvest.
*
* @return an array containing the <tt>Candidate</tt>s harvested for {@link #hostCandidate} during
* this harvest
*/
LocalCandidate[] getCandidates() {
return candidates.toArray(NO_CANDIDATES);
}
/**
* Gets the number of <tt>Candidate</tt>s harvested for {@link #hostCandidate} during this
* harvest.
*
* @return the number of <tt>Candidate</tt>s harvested for {@link #hostCandidate} during this
* harvest
*/
int getCandidateCount() {
return candidates.size();
}