private boolean existsStrongerInColumn ( INode source , INode target ) { boolean result = false ; char current = defautlMappings . getRelation ( source , target ) ; //compare with the other relations in the column for ( INode i : defautlMappings . getSourceContext ( ) . getNodesList ( ) ) { if ( i != source && defautlMappings . getRelation ( i , target ) != IMappingElement . IDK && isPrecedent ( defautlMappings . getRelation ( i , target ) , current ) ) { result = true ; break ; } } return result ; }
Checks if there is no other stronger relation in the same column .