| NORSYS SOFTWARE © 2010 | NETICA API | C VERSION 4.18

bool_ns IsNodeRelated_bn ( | const node_bn* node1, const char* relation, const node_bn* node2 )

Tests whether node1 is in the relationship relation with node2.

Returns TRUE if-and-only-if the expression "node1 is/is-a/is-in-the relation of/to/with node2" is true.

relation should be one of "parent", "child", "ancestor", "descendent", "connected", "markov_blanket", "d_connected".

Version:

Versions 3.05 and later have this function.

See also:

GetRelatedNodes_bn |  | Finds all nodes bearing relationship
GetRelatedNodesMult_bn |  | Same, but for all members in a nodelist
GetNodeParents_bn |  | Finds all parents of a node
GetNodeChildren_bn |  | Finds all children of a node
GetNetNodes_bn |  | Get all nodes in the net

Example:

    //Test if node1 is a parent of node2
    if (IsNodeRelated_bn (node1, "parent", node2)) ...

Example 2:

    //Test if node1 is in the markov blanket of node2
    if (IsNodeRelated_bn (node1, "markov_blanket", node2)) ...