IVirtualFlowGraphNode (formcycle: bom 8.2.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

INodeKeyProviding, Serializable
```
public interface IVirtualFlowGraphNode
extends INodeKeyProviding, Serializable
```
A virtual node in the flow graph that does not correspond to an existing WorkflowNode. Such virtual nodes may be used for various reasons, see EVirtualFlowGraphNodePurpose for a list of well-known reasons.

Since:

8.2.0

Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`NodeKey`	`getNodeKey()`	Gets the ID of this virtual node.
`NodeKey`	`getOwner()`	Gets the owner of this virtual node.
`EVirtualFlowGraphNodePurpose`	`getPurpose()`	Gets the reason with the purpose why this virtual flow graph node was introduced.

- Method Detail
  - getNodeKey
```
NodeKey getNodeKey()
```
    Gets the ID of this virtual node.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNodeKey in interface INodeKeyProviding
    
    Returns:
    
    The ID of this node.
  - getOwner
```
NodeKey getOwner()
```
    Gets the owner of this virtual node. The owner is the WorkflowNode which creates this virtual node. The owner is never a virtual node, but always a real WorkflowNode.
    
    Returns:
    
    The owner of this virtual node.
  - getPurpose
```
EVirtualFlowGraphNodePurpose getPurpose()
```
    Gets the reason with the purpose why this virtual flow graph node was introduced. This is used for informative purposes only and does not have an effect on the runtime behavior of the flow graph analysis.
    
    Returns:
    
    The purpose that this virtual node serves.