java.lang.Object
- com.sodius.oslc.server.process.LinkingType

```
public class LinkingType
extends Object
```
Either an OSLC domain or LinkType for linking two application's artifacts.

Since:

3.1.0

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`corresponds(ProjectAreaAssociation association)`	Determines whether this linking type corresponds to a given `ProjectAreaAssociation`.
`void`	`filter(OslcCore.Finder<Dialog> filter)`	Appends the target range of this instance to an OSLC dialog filter.
`String`	`getLinkingGroup()`	Gets the linking group identifier to which this linking type belongs.
`Optional<LinkType>`	`getLinkType()`	Gets the underlying link type, if any.
`URI`	`getTargetDomain()`	Gets the target domain of this instance.
`String`	`getTitle()`	Gets the linking type title.
`URI`	`getUri()`	Gets the URI of the linking type.
`boolean`	`matches(LinkType linkType)`	Determines whether this linking type matches a `LinkType`.
`boolean`	`matches(com.sodius.oslc.server.process.internal.LinkingResource linkingResource)`	Determines whether this linking type matches a linking resource.
`boolean`	`matches(LinkType linkType)`	Determines whether this linking type matches a `LinkType`.
`static LinkingType`	`of(URI uri, com.sodius.oslc.server.process.internal.LinkingArtifact artifact, HttpServletRequest request)`	Builds an instance given the linking URI and HTTP request.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - of
```
public static LinkingType of(URI uri,
                             com.sodius.oslc.server.process.internal.LinkingArtifact artifact,
                             HttpServletRequest request)
```
    Builds an instance given the linking URI and HTTP request.
    
    Parameters:
    
    uri - the linking URI.
    
    artifact - the linking artifact.
    
    request - the current HTTP request.
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding instance.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if either uri or request is null.
    
    OslcWebApplicationException - if uri is an unknown OSLC domain and an unknown LinkType.
    
    Since:
    
    3.5.0
  - getUri
```
public URI getUri()
```
    Gets the URI of the linking type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the linking type URI.
  - getTitle
```
public String getTitle()
```
    Gets the linking type title.
    
    Returns:
    
    the linking type title.
    
    Since:
    
    3.5.0
  - getLinkType
```
public Optional<LinkType> getLinkType()
```
    Gets the underlying link type, if any.
    
    Returns:
    
    the underlying link type.
  - getTargetDomain
```
public URI getTargetDomain()
```
    Gets the target domain of this instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    the target domain URI.
  - filter
```
public void filter(OslcCore.Finder<Dialog> filter)
```
    Appends the target range of this instance to an OSLC dialog filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filter - the OSLC dialog filter.
  - matches
```
public boolean matches(com.sodius.oslc.server.process.internal.LinkingResource linkingResource)
```
    Determines whether this linking type matches a linking resource.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkingResource - the linking resource.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if range of this instance matches the linking resource type; false otherwise.
    
    Since:
    
    3.5.0
  - matches
```
public boolean matches(LinkType linkType)
```
    Determines whether this linking type matches a LinkType.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkType - the given link type.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the linkType matches this linking type; false otherwise.
  - matches
```
public boolean matches(LinkType linkType)
```
    Determines whether this linking type matches a LinkType.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkType - the given link type.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the linkType matches this linking type; false otherwise.
  - corresponds
```
public boolean corresponds(ProjectAreaAssociation association)
```
    Determines whether this linking type corresponds to a given ProjectAreaAssociation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    association - the given association.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this linking type corresponds to the association; false otherwise.
    
    Since:
    
    3.3.0
  - getLinkingGroup
```
public String getLinkingGroup()
```
    Gets the linking group identifier to which this linking type belongs.
    
    Returns:
    
    the AssociationType.getIdentifier() of the corresponding link type if present; domain URI otherwise.
    
    Since:
    
    3.3.0

Class LinkingType

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

of

getUri

getTitle

getLinkType

getTargetDomain

filter

matches

matches

matches

corresponds

getLinkingGroup