//============================================================================
// Copyright 2009- ECMWF.
// This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence version 2.0
// which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
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// nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
//
//============================================================================

#include "VItem.hpp"
#include "VNode.hpp"

bool VItem::isAncestor(const VItem* n) const
{
    if(n == this)
        return true;

    VNode* nd=parent();
    while(nd)
    {
        if(const_cast<VItem*>(n) == nd)
            return true;

        nd=nd->parent();
    }
    return false;
}
