/// <summary>
/// Check whether an entity (string) is a supertype of another entity
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">the IFC version in context for the check</param>
/// <param name="superTypeName">the supertype name</param>
/// <param name="subTypeName">the subtype name</param>
/// <param name="strict">whether the supertype is strictly supertype. Set to false if it "supertype == subtype" is acceptable</param>
/// <returns>true if it is supertype</returns>
static public bool IsSuperTypeOf(string context, string superTypeName, string subTypeName, bool strict = true)
{
IfcSchemaEntityTree ifcEntitySchemaTree = GetEntityDictFor(context);
//var ifcEntitySchemaTree = IfcSchemaEntityTree.GetEntityDictFor(context);
if (ifcEntitySchemaTree == null || ifcEntitySchemaTree.IfcEntityDict == null || ifcEntitySchemaTree.IfcEntityDict.Count == 0)
{
throw new Exception("Unable to locate IFC Schema xsd file! Make sure the relevant xsd " + context + " exists.");
}
IfcSchemaEntityNode theNode = ifcEntitySchemaTree.Find(superTypeName);
if (theNode != null)
{
if (strict)
{
return(theNode.IsSuperTypeOf(subTypeName));
}
else
{
return(theNode.Name.Equals(subTypeName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) || theNode.IsSuperTypeOf(subTypeName));
}
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// Find a Non ABS supertype entity from the input type name
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">the IFC schema context</param>
/// <param name="typeName">the type name</param>
/// <returns>the non-abs supertype instance node</returns>
static public IfcSchemaEntityNode FindNonAbsInstanceSuperType(string context, string typeName)
{
IfcSchemaEntityTree ifcEntitySchemaTree = GetEntityDictFor(context);
IfcSchemaEntityNode res = null;
// Note: Implementer's agreement #CV-2x3-166 changes IfcSpaceHeaterType from IfcEnergyConversionDevice to IfcFlowTerminal.
if (context.Equals(Ifc2x3Schema, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase) &&
typeName.Equals("IfcSpaceHeaterType", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
res = ifcEntitySchemaTree.Find("IfcFlowTerminal");
if (res.isAbstract)
{
return(null);
}
return(res);
}
string theTypeName = typeName.Substring(typeName.Length - 4, 4).Equals("Type", StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) ? typeName : typeName + "Type";
IfcSchemaEntityNode entNode = ifcEntitySchemaTree.Find(theTypeName);
if (entNode != null)
{
while (true)
{
res = entNode.GetParent();
// no more parent node to get
if (res == null)
{
break;
}
entNode = ifcEntitySchemaTree.Find(res.Name.Substring(0, res.Name.Length - 4));
if (entNode != null && !entNode.isAbstract)
{
res = entNode;
break;
}
else
{
entNode = res; // put back the Type Node
}
}
}
return(res);
}
static public IList <IfcSchemaEntityNode> FindAllSuperTypes(string context, string entityName, params string[] stopNode)
{
IfcSchemaEntityTree ifcEntitySchemaTree = GetEntityDictFor(context);
IList <IfcSchemaEntityNode> res = new List <IfcSchemaEntityNode>();
IfcSchemaEntityNode entNode = ifcEntitySchemaTree.Find(entityName);
if (entNode != null)
{
// return the list when it reaches the stop node
foreach (string stopCond in stopNode)
{
if (entNode.Name.Equals(stopCond, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return(res);
}
}
bool continueSearch = true;
while (continueSearch)
{
entNode = entNode.GetParent();
// no more parent node to get
if (entNode == null)
{
break;
}
// Stop the search when it reaches the stop node
foreach (string stopCond in stopNode)
{
if (entNode.Name.Equals(stopCond, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
continueSearch = false;
break;
}
}
if (entNode != null)
{
res.Add(entNode);
}
}
}
return(res);
}
/// <summary>
/// Find a Non-Abstract Super Type in the current IFC Schema
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">the IFC schema context</param>
/// <param name="typeName">the entity name</param>
/// <param name="stopNode">optional list of entity name(s) to stop the search</param>
/// <returns>the appropriate node or null</returns>
static public IfcSchemaEntityNode FindNonAbsSuperType(string context, string entityName, params string[] stopNode)
{
IfcSchemaEntityTree ifcEntitySchemaTree = GetEntityDictFor(context);
IfcSchemaEntityNode res = null;
IfcSchemaEntityNode entNode = ifcEntitySchemaTree.Find(entityName);
if (entNode != null)
{
foreach (string stopCond in stopNode)
{
if (entNode.Name.Equals(stopCond, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return(res);
}
}
while (true)
{
entNode = entNode.GetParent();
// no more parent node to get
if (entNode == null)
{
break;
}
foreach (string stopCond in stopNode)
{
if (entNode.Name.Equals(stopCond, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
break;
}
}
if (entNode != null && !entNode.isAbstract)
{
res = entNode;
break;
}
}
}
return(res);
}