com.ibm.itim.dataservices.model
Class DirectoryObjectParent

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.ibm.itim.dataservices.model.DirectoryObjectParent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Relationship

public class DirectoryObjectParent

extends java.lang.Object

implements Relationship

The DirectoryObjectParent class implements the parent relationship to a DirectoryObjectEntity. The subject of this relationship is a DirectoryObjectEntity and the participant is 0 or 1 DirectoryObjectEntities that act as the entity's parent.

Constructor Summary

DirectoryObjectParent()

Method Summary

boolean	doesParticipate(DirectoryObjectEntity participant) Determines if the given entity is the parent of the subject entity.
java.util.Collection	evaluate() Evaluates the relationship returning 0 or one DirectoryObjectEntity objects that represent the parent of the subject entity.
java.util.Collection	evaluateReferences() Evaluates the relationship returning 0 to many entity DNs that participate opposite the subject entity.
void	setSubject(DirectoryObjectEntity entity) Sets the subject entity for the relationship.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DirectoryObjectParent

public DirectoryObjectParent()

Method Detail

setSubject

public void setSubject(DirectoryObjectEntity entity)

Sets the subject entity for the relationship.

Specified by:

setSubject in interface Relationship

Parameters:

entity - DirectoryObjectEntity acting as the subject of this relationship.

evaluateReferences

public java.util.Collection evaluateReferences()
                                        throws ModelIntegrityException,
                                               ModelCommunicationException

Evaluates the relationship returning 0 to many entity DNs that participate opposite the subject entity.

Specified by:

evaluateReferences in interface Relationship

Returns:

Collection of DistinguishedName instances that participate.

Throws:

ModelIntegrityException - Thrown if a problem exists with the consistency of the data model preventing the relationship from being evaluated properly.

ModelCommunicationException - Thrown if unable to communicate with the data store.

evaluate

public java.util.Collection evaluate()
                              throws ModelIntegrityException,
                                     ModelCommunicationException

Evaluates the relationship returning 0 or one DirectoryObjectEntity objects that represent the parent of the subject entity.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Relationship

Returns:

Collection of 0 or one DirectoryObjectEntity objects.

Throws:

ModelIntegrityException - Thrown if a problem exists with the consistency of the data model preventing the relationship from being evaluated properly.

ModelCommunicationException - Thrown if unable to communicate with the data store.

doesParticipate

public boolean doesParticipate(DirectoryObjectEntity participant)
                        throws ModelIntegrityException,
                               ModelCommunicationException

Determines if the given entity is the parent of the subject entity.

Specified by:

doesParticipate in interface Relationship

Parameters:

participant - Proposed parent (DirectoryObjectEntity).

Returns:

True if participant is the parent, false if not.

Throws:

ModelIntegrityException - Thrown if a problem exists with the consistency of the data model preventing the relationship from being evaluated properly.

ModelCommunicationException - Thrown if unable to communicate with the data store.