/// <summary>
/// Creates and adds a new port.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="me">component descriptor to host the new port</param>
/// <param name="name">name of new port</param>
/// <param name="dir">data-flow direction</param>
/// <param name="usage">usage hint</param>
/// <param name="dataType">type descriptor of exchanged data</param>
/// <returns>the descriptor of the newly created port</returns>
public static PortBuilder CreatePort(this IComponentDescriptor me, string name, EFlowDirection dir, EPortUsage usage, TypeDescriptor dataType)
{
Contract.Requires <ArgumentNullException>(me != null);
Contract.Requires <ArgumentNullException>(name != null);
Contract.Requires <ArgumentNullException>(dataType != null);
PortBuilder result = new PortBuilder(dir, usage, null, dataType);
me.AddChild(result, name);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates and adds a new port.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="me">component descriptor to host the new port</param>
/// <param name="name">name of new port</param>
/// <param name="dir">data-flow direction</param>
/// <param name="usage">usage hint</param>
/// <param name="dataType">type descriptor of exchanged data</param>
/// <returns>the descriptor of the newly created port</returns>
public static PortBuilder CreatePort(this IComponentDescriptor me, string name, EFlowDirection dir, EPortUsage usage, TypeDescriptor dataType)
{
Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(me != null);
Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(name != null);
Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(dataType != null);
PortBuilder result = new PortBuilder(dir, usage, null, dataType);
me.AddChild(result, name);
return result;
}
