Java Web Services in a Nutshell

Name

Association

Synopsis

public interface Association extends RegistryObject {
// Property Accessor Methods (by property name)
    public abstract Concept getAssociationType(  ) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract void setAssociationType(Concept associationType) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract boolean isConfirmed(  ) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract boolean isConfirmedBySourceOwner(  ) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract boolean isConfirmedByTargetOwner(  ) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract boolean isExtramural(  ) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract RegistryObject getSourceObject(  ) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract void setSourceObject(RegistryObject srcObject) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract RegistryObject getTargetObject(  ) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
    public abstract void setTargetObject(RegistryObject targetObject) 
      throws javax.xml.registry.JAXRException;             //L0
}

An Association represents an assertion of a relationship of some kind between two objects in the registry, one of which is referred to as the source object, and the other as the target object. To create an Association, use the LifeCycleManager createAssociation( ) method, which requires a reference to the target object and an association type. The source object is set by adding the Association ...