GeneralSpecialRelationship

Overridable method returning the effective target BaseSetKey, which is the same BaseSetKey for non-dimensional relationships, but respects the rules concerning consecutive relationships for dimensional relationships. This method is used by method followedBy.

Overridable method returning the effective target role, which is the ELR for non-dimensional relationships, but respects the target role attribute for dimensional relationships.

Returns the optional gpl:preferredLabel attribute on the underlying arc.

For non-dimensional relationships, returns true if the target concept of this relationship matches the source concept of the parameter relationship and both relationships are in the same base set.

For dimensional relationships, returns true if this and the parameter relationship form a pair of consecutive relationships.

For non-standard inter-element-declaration relationships, false is returned.

This method does not check for the target relationship type, although for non-dimensional inter-concept relationships the relationship type remains the same, and for dimensional relationships the target relationship type is as expected for consecutive relationships.