The SEDRIS Data Representation Model
APPENDIX A - Classes
Geometry ID Control Link

Class Name: Geometry ID Control Link

Superclass - <Control Link>

Subclasses

This DRM class is concrete and has no subclasses.

Definition

The specialized <Control Link> used to provide the connection between an ordered aggregation of <Expressions> and the target fields of a <Geometry ID>.

The expr_index field is a 1-based index into the ordered aggregation of <Expressions>, and is used to select the specific <Expression> that controls the value of <Geometry ID>'s ID field.

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Example

  1. Consider a <Geometry Model> containing a <Geometry Node>, which has a <Geometry ID> component. In this case, the data provider wishes to ensure that each <Geometry Model Instance> uses a unique <Geometry ID> for this node.

    In order to do this, the data provider attaches a <Geometry ID Control Link> to the <Geometry ID> instance, where the ID field's controlling <Expression> is a <Variable>. In this way, each <Geometry Model Instance> can supply a different <Literal> <Expression> to be plugged into the <Geometry ID Control Link>'s <Variable>, so that each <Geometry Model Instance> provides a different ID for the <Geometry Node> within the <Model>.

FAQs

No FAQs supplied.

Constraints

None.

Composed of (two-way)(inherited)

Component of (two-way)

Inherited Field Elements

SE_String description; (notes)

Field Elements

SE_Integer_Positive expr_index; (notes)

Notes

Fields Notes


description

 This is a text description of the given <Control Link>
 instance's purpose.

expr_index

 This specifies which component <Expression> controls the ID
 of the affected <Geometry ID> instances.

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