org.drools.eclipse.editors.rete.model
Class Connection

java.lang.Object
  org.drools.eclipse.editors.rete.model.ModelElement
      org.drools.eclipse.editors.rete.model.Connection

public class Connection
extends ModelElement

A connection between two distinct vertices.

Constructor Summary

Connection(BaseVertex source, BaseVertex target)
Creating a connection between two distinct vertices.

Method Summary

void	disconnect() Disconnect this connection from the vertices it is attached to.
BaseVertex	getOpposite(BaseVertex vertex) Gets opposite of specified vertex.
BaseVertex	getSource() Returns the source endpoint of this connection.
BaseVertex	getTarget() Returns the target endpoint of this connection.

Methods inherited from class org.drools.eclipse.editors.rete.model.ModelElement

addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Connection

public Connection(BaseVertex source,
                  BaseVertex target)

Creating a connection between two distinct vertices.

Parameters:

source - a source endpoint

target - a target endpoint

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any of the parameters are null or source == target

Method Detail

disconnect

public void disconnect()

Disconnect this connection from the vertices it is attached to.

getSource

public BaseVertex getSource()

Returns the source endpoint of this connection.

Returns:

BaseVertex vertex

getTarget

public BaseVertex getTarget()

Returns the target endpoint of this connection.

Returns:

BaseVertex vertex

getOpposite

public BaseVertex getOpposite(BaseVertex vertex)

Gets opposite of specified vertex. Returning null if specified not does not belong into this connection.

Parameters:

vertex -

Returns:

opposite of vertex