Package com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces.ui.designer

Interface OutputConnectionPoint

All Superinterfaces:

IDesignElement, IProtocolSupport, IWidget, IWritable, IXmlSerializable, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDesignAbortTask, IDesignAction, IDesignAndJoin, IDesignConnectorTreatmentTask, IDesignFieldTreatmentTask, IDesignParallel, IDesignRoleTreatmentTask, IDesignScriptTreatmentTask, IDesignStartTask, IDesignStateTreatmentTask, IDesignTreatmentGroupTask, IDesignTreatmentTask

public interface OutputConnectionPoint
extends IDesignElement, IProtocolSupport

Interface to allow connections to other object.

Since:

1.0, 18/10/2010

Author:

vlygeros

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IDesignLink	connect(InputConnectionPoint inputConnectionPoint)	Connects to an input connection point.
boolean	disconnect(InputConnectionPoint inputConnectionPoint)	Disconnects from an input connection point.
void	disconnectOutputs()	Reset all output connections.
List<IDesignLink>	getOutputs()	Gets the output objects.
List<IDesignTask>	getOutputTasks()	Gets the output tasks.
boolean	isConnected(InputConnectionPoint inputConnectionPoint)	Checks if the connection exists.

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces.ui.designer.IDesignElement

allowRemove, delete, getContainer, getId, getLinkedDesignElementsGroupName, getUniqueGroupName, getUniqueName, isDirty, isEmbedded, isPersistent, isVolatile, setAllowRemove, setDirty, verify

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.supports.IProtocolSupport

getProtocolURI, getProtocolURI

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces.ui.IWidget

afterInit, getParentBlock, getSysname, isHidden, refresh, render, setHidden, setParentBlock, setSysname

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces.ui.IWritable

write

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces.ui.designer.IXmlSerializable

load, save

Method Details

connect

IDesignLink connect(InputConnectionPoint inputConnectionPoint)

Connects to an input connection point.

Parameters:

inputConnectionPoint - The input connection point to connect to.

Returns:

the link between the current object and inputConnectionPoint.

disconnect

boolean disconnect(InputConnectionPoint inputConnectionPoint)

Disconnects from an input connection point.

Parameters:

inputConnectionPoint - The input connection point to disconnect from.

Returns:

true if the link has been found or false.

isConnected

boolean isConnected(InputConnectionPoint inputConnectionPoint)

Checks if the connection exists.

Parameters:

inputConnectionPoint - The input connection point to check from.

Returns:

true if the connection exists, false otherwize.

getOutputs

List<IDesignLink> getOutputs()

Gets the output objects.

Returns:

A List of IDesignLink objects.

disconnectOutputs

void disconnectOutputs()

Reset all output connections.

getOutputTasks

List<IDesignTask> getOutputTasks()

Gets the output tasks.

Returns:

A List of IDesignTask objects.