private ILexEntryRef FindMatchingEntryRef(ILexEntry variant, IVariantComponentLexeme componentLexeme, ILexEntryType selectedEntryType)
{
ILexEntryRef matchingEntryRef = null;
if (variant != null)
{
// see if the starting entry has the SelectedID already as a ComponentLexeme
matchingEntryRef = (variant as LexEntry).FindMatchingVariantEntryRef(componentLexeme,
selectedEntryType);
}
else
{
// determine whether the selected entry or sense is already
// linked to an existing variant with the given lexeme form.
matchingEntryRef = LexEntry.FindMatchingVariantEntryBackRef(componentLexeme,
selectedEntryType, m_tssVariantLexemeForm);
}
return(matchingEntryRef);
}