///
/// <summary> * get a specific layout element by name, creates it if it does not exist
/// * </summary>
/// * <param name="layout"> </param>
/// * <param name="elementName"> </param>
/// * <param name="partitionKeyName"> </param>
/// * <param name="objectName"> </param>
/// * <returns> JDFLayout: the element </returns>
/// * <exception cref="JDFException"> if the location of a newly created element is not well defined </exception>
///
protected internal static JDFLayout getCreateLayoutElement(JDFResource layout, string elementName, string partitionKeyName, string objectName)
{
JDFLayout s = getLayoutElement(layout, elementName, partitionKeyName, objectName);
if (s != null)
{
return(s);
}
if (JDFLayout.isNewLayout(layout))
{
s = (JDFLayout)layout.addPartition(EnumPartIDKey.getEnum(partitionKeyName), objectName);
}
else
{
s = (JDFLayout)layout.appendElement(elementName);
s.setName(objectName);
}
return(s);
}