Package org.dspace.app.util

Class RelationshipUtils

java.lang.Object

org.dspace.app.util.RelationshipUtils

public class RelationshipUtils
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static RelationshipType	matchRelationshipType(List<RelationshipType> relTypes, String targetType, String originType, String originTypeName)	Matches two Entity types to a Relationship Type from a set of Relationship Types.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

matchRelationshipType

public static RelationshipType matchRelationshipType(List<RelationshipType> relTypes,
                                                     String targetType,
                                                     String originType,
                                                     String originTypeName)

Matches two Entity types to a Relationship Type from a set of Relationship Types. Given a list of Relationship Types, this method will find a Relationship Type that is configured between the originType and the targetType, with the matching originTypeName. It will match a relationship between these two entities in either direction (eg leftward or rightward). Example: originType = Author, targetType = Publication, originTypeName = isAuthorOfPublication.

Parameters:

relTypes - set of Relationship Types in which to find a match.

targetType - entity type of target (eg. Publication).

originType - entity type of origin referer (eg. Author).

originTypeName - the name of the relationship (eg. isAuthorOfPublication)

Returns:

null or matched Relationship Type.