/** * Checks whether specified superTypeID is super type id of specified derivedTypeID * @param superTypeID the super type id * @param derivedTypeID the possible derived typeid * @return true if the superTypeID is one of super type ids of the derivedTypeID */ public boolean isInHierarchy (TypeID superTypeID, TypeID derivedTypeID) { return isComponentDescriptorCompatibleWithTypeID (superTypeID, getComponentDescriptor (derivedTypeID)); }