/**
* Using specified output (dependent) variable name, look for such a declared variable. If not
* found, create appropriate one.
*
* @param function JDOM function Element
*/
protected String hookUpOutput(Element function) {
// Parse and discover dependent variable ID
Element depVar = function.getChild("dependentVarRef", this.ns);
if (depVar == null) depVar = function.getChild("dependentVarPts", this.ns); // simple table
String depVarID = depVar.getAttributeValue("varID");
Iterator<Signal> sigIterator = this.ourModel.getSignals().iterator();
boolean depVarSignalFound = false;
Signal dVsig = null;
// Look for existing variable definition (signal)
while (sigIterator.hasNext()) {
// look for matching explicit signal
dVsig = sigIterator.next();
if (depVarID.equals(dVsig.getVarID())) {
depVarSignalFound = true;
break;
}
}
/*
// if not found, make our own
if (!depVarSignalFound) {
// create and connect to new signal
dVsig = new Signal( depVarName, depVarName, "unkn", 10, m );
}
*/
// if not found, complain
if (!depVarSignalFound) {
System.err.println(
"Unable to locate output signal with ID '"
+ depVarID
+ "' for Function block '"
+ this.getName()
+ "'.");
System.exit(0);
}
try {
this.addOutput(dVsig); // connect to new or existing signal
} catch (DAVEException e) {
System.err.println(
"Unexpected error: new Function block '"
+ this.getName()
+ "' is unable to hook up to output signal ID '"
+ depVarID
+ "':");
System.err.println(e.getMessage());
System.exit(0);
}
return dVsig.getName();
}
