bool ComposedEntity::linkToBase(PositionableEntity *p)
{
if(p==0)return false;
//if linked... do nothing
if(p->location.getBase())return false;
//else directly link
p->location.linkTo(getReferenciableLocation());
computeBoundingBox();
return true;
}
//Methods
//protected method, it is responsible of the posible propagation of
//belonging to a set for entities that include other entities
//the basic one is just a "set" method
void PositionableEntity::setOwner(EntitySet *w){
if(w==0)return; //tal vez hay que plantearse que hacer para desagregar :S
if(owner)return;
if(w->hasObject(this)==false)w->addObject(this);
owner=w;
//the owner have to be propagated to all the dependent systems whose owner is 0
//it is not posible to have an owner at this point
ReferenceSystem *outputLocation=getReferenciableLocation();
int i,n=outputLocation->getNumberOfDependents();
PositionableEntity *aux;
for(i=0;i<n;i++){
aux=(outputLocation->getDependent(i))->getOwner();
if(aux==this)aux->setOwner(w); //reference system associated into the same object (e.g.: joints)
if(aux->owner==0)aux->setOwner(w);
}
}
