omero.gateway.util

Class Links

java.lang.Object

omero.gateway.util.Links

public class Links
extends java.lang.Object

Some helper methods dealing with XXXYYYLinkI IObjects, e.g. ImageAnnotationLinkI

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.Class<? extends omero.model.IObject>	getLinkClass(java.lang.Class<? extends DataObject> parent, java.lang.Class<? extends DataObject> child) Get the Link class for a certain child parent combination, e.g.
static omero.model.IObject	setObjects(omero.model.IObject link, DataObject parent, DataObject child) Set the parent, child or both of an existing link

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getLinkClass

public static java.lang.Class<? extends omero.model.IObject> getLinkClass(java.lang.Class<? extends DataObject> parent,
                                                                          java.lang.Class<? extends DataObject> child)
                                                                   throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Get the Link class for a certain child parent combination, e.g. parent: DatasetData, child: ImageData => omero.model.DatasetImageLinkI

Parameters:

parent - The parent

child - The child

Returns:

See above

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

setObjects

public static omero.model.IObject setObjects(omero.model.IObject link,
                                             DataObject parent,
                                             DataObject child)
                                      throws java.lang.ReflectiveOperationException

Set the parent, child or both of an existing link

Parameters:

link - The link object

parent - The parent (or null)

child - The child (or null)

Returns:

The link object

Throws:

java.lang.ReflectiveOperationException