/**
* Returns a reference to the protocol provider that created the contact.
*
* @return a refererence to an instance of the ProtocolProviderService
*/
public ProtocolProviderService getProtocolProvider() {
return ssclCallback.getParentProvider();
}
/** Returns the image of the contact or null if absent */
public byte[] getImage() {
if (image == null) ssclCallback.addContactForImageUpdate(this);
return image;
}
/**
* Returns a reference to the contact group that this contact is currently a child of or null if
* the underlying protocol does not suppord persistent presence.
*
* @return a reference to the contact group that this contact is currently a child of or null if
* the underlying protocol does not suppord persistent presence.
*/
public ContactGroup getParentContactGroup() {
return ssclCallback.findContactGroup(this);
}