IElementFactory (openbis_standard_technologies SNAPSHOT-r1678443831 API)

```
public interface IElementFactory
```
Contains helper method to construct IElement instances.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IEntityLinkElement`	`createDataSetLink(java.lang.String permId)`
`IElement`	`createElement(java.lang.String name)`
`IEntityLinkElement`	`createExperimentLink(java.lang.String permId)`
`IEntityLinkElement`	`createMaterialLink(java.lang.String code, java.lang.String typeCode)`
`IEntityLinkElement`	`createSampleLink(java.lang.String permId)`
`boolean`	`isEntityLink(IElement element)`

- Method Detail
  - createElement
```
IElement createElement(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns:
    
    creates an IElement for a given element name.
  - createSampleLink
```
IEntityLinkElement createSampleLink(java.lang.String permId)
```
    Returns:
    
    creates an link element pointing towards a sample with given perm id.
  - createExperimentLink
```
IEntityLinkElement createExperimentLink(java.lang.String permId)
```
    Returns:
    
    creates an link element pointing towards an experiment with given perm id.
  - createDataSetLink
```
IEntityLinkElement createDataSetLink(java.lang.String permId)
```
    Returns:
    
    creates an link element pointing towards a data set with given perm id.
  - createMaterialLink
```
IEntityLinkElement createMaterialLink(java.lang.String code,
                                      java.lang.String typeCode)
```
    Returns:
    
    creates an link element pointing towards a material with given code and typeCode parameters.
  - isEntityLink
```
boolean isEntityLink(IElement element)
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the specified element is a link element, false otherwise. This method might come handy in Jython scripts, where it is undesirable to hard-code class names or invoke "instanceof".