com.webmethods.portal.service.meta2.query

Interface IThingFinder

public interface IThingFinder

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ANCESTORS
static int	DESCENDENTS
static int	INFINITY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IThingRegion	findRelated(IThingID startID, int primaryRelation, int distance, int secondaryRelation, boolean secondaryDirection) Retrieves list of items directly related via the specified relationship, as well as items indirectly related.

Field Detail

INFINITY

static final int INFINITY

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Constant Field Values

ANCESTORS

static final int ANCESTORS

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DESCENDENTS

static final int DESCENDENTS

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Method Detail

findRelated

IThingRegion findRelated(IThingID startID,
                         int primaryRelation,
                         int distance,
                         int secondaryRelation,
                         boolean secondaryDirection)
                  throws MetaException

Retrieves list of items directly related via the specified relationship, as well as items indirectly related.

Parameters:

startID - Thing ID of starting point

primaryRelation - Relation ID to traverse for 'direct' relationship

distance - how many hops. Positive goes up, negative goes down, infinity means everything

secondaryRelation - Relation ID to traverse for 'indirect' relationship

secondaryDirection - direction of secondaryRelation

Throws:

MetaException