core/org.eclipse.ptp.core/src/org/eclipse/ptp/internal/core/elements/Parent.java

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package org.eclipse.ptp.internal.core.elements;

import java.util.Arrays;

import org.eclipse.ptp.core.attributes.IAttribute;
import org.eclipse.ptp.core.elementcontrols.IPElementControl;
import org.eclipse.ptp.core.elements.IPElement;

/**
 *  
 */
public abstract class Parent extends PElement {
	/**
	 * @param elements
	 */
	public static void sort(IPElementControl elements[]) {
		Arrays.sort(elements);
	}

	public Parent(String id, IPElementControl parent, int type, IAttribute<?,?,?>[] attrs) {
		super(id, parent, type, attrs);
	}

	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.eclipse.ptp.core.elementcontrols.IPElementControl#hasChildren()
	 */
	public boolean hasChildren() {
		return getElementInfo().hasChildren();
	}

	/**
	 * @param member
	 */
	protected void addChild(IPElementControl member) {
		getElementInfo().addChild(member);
	}

	/**
	 * @param key
	 * @return
	 */
	protected IPElementControl findChild(String key) {
		return getElementInfo().findChild(key);
	}

	/**
	 * @return
	 */
	protected IPElementControl[] getChildren() {
		return getElementInfo().getChildren();
	}

	/**
	 * @param member
	 */
	protected void removeChild(IPElement member) {
		getElementInfo().removeChild(member);
	}

	/**
	 * 
	 */
	protected void removeChildren() {
		getElementInfo().removeChildren();
	}
}