Method getEquivalentObject

src/utilities/idf/Workspace.cpp:1849–1883

  }

  boost::optional<WorkspaceObject> Workspace_Impl::getEquivalentObject(const IdfObject& other) const {
    // never overwrite existing version object
    if (other.iddObject().isVersionObject()) {
      return versionObject();
    }

    // get candidates by type and name
    OptionalString oName = other.name();
    WorkspaceObjectVector candidates;
    if (oName && !oName->empty()) {
      OptionalWorkspaceObject owo = getObjectByTypeAndName(other.iddObject().type(), *oName);
      if (owo) {
        candidates.push_back(*owo);
      }
    } else {
      candidates = getObjectsByType(other.iddObject().type());
    }

    // test for equivalency
    OptionalWorkspaceObject result;
    OptionalWorkspaceObject wsOther = other.optionalCast<WorkspaceObject>();
    for (const WorkspaceObject& candidate : candidates) {
      if (wsOther) {
        if (candidate.dataFieldsEqual(*wsOther) && candidate.objectListFieldsNonConflicting(*wsOther)) {
          result = candidate;
          break;
        }
      } else if (other.dataFieldsEqual(candidate) && other.objectListFieldsNonConflicting(candidate)) {
        result = candidate;
        break;
      }
    }

    return result;
  }

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