///
/// <summary> * inline this refElement by replacing it with a copy of its target
/// * </summary>
/// * <returns> JDFElement - the newly created element </returns>
///
public virtual JDFElement inlineRef()
{
int i;
JDFResource targetRes = getTarget();
if (targetRes == null)
{
throw new JDFException("inlineRef: inlining null refElement rRef=" + getrRef());
}
JDFResource newInline = (JDFResource)appendElement(targetRes.Name, null);
// copy elements and attributes
newInline.setAttributes(targetRes);
VElement v = targetRes.getChildElementVector(null, null, null, true, 0, false);
for (i = 0; i < v.Count; i++)
{
newInline.copyElement(v.item(i), null);
}
newInline.cleanResourceAttributes();
VString partNames = targetRes.getPartIDKeys();
for (i = 0; i < partNames.Count; i++)
{
newInline.removeAttribute(partNames[i], null);
}
// replace this (the refElement) with newInline.
// This effectively repositions newInline from the back to the original
// position of this
replaceElement(newInline);
targetRes.deleteUnLinked();
return(newInline);
}