INavigationNode siblings/parent or a way to compare INavigationNodes..

Question

Hi,
I'm trying to code an iView, that takes advantage of the opportunities given through the portal navigation API.
My code (pseudo) does, or rather - should be doing this:
1) Obtain NavigationNodes tree.
2) Iterate tree, and compare with current selected node
3) If we have a match, all parents above the found node must be marked.
4) Write out everything to response object (AbstractPortalComponent).
However, I have an issue.
Since INavigationNode does not implement a valid .equals() method, I have no way of knowing if the current node equals the one I am comparing it with.
I can compare to .getName() - and get dousins of false-positives, or compare the reference - and get no matches at all.
Please help me determine the correct way of comparing 2 INavigationNode's...
I marked my problem with a "what??" below...
Thanks for helping.
<my code>
  NavigationEventsHelperService helperService = (NavigationEventsHelperService)PortalRuntime.getRuntimeResources().getService(NavigationEventsHelperService.KEY);
  INavigationNode activeNode = helperService.getCurrentNavNode(request);
  NavigationNodes path = (NavigationNodes)helperService.getRealInitialNodes(request);
  Iterator iter = path.iterator();
  while (iter.hasNext()) {
    iterateAndWriteOutChilds((INavigationNode)iter.next(), activeNode);
private ... iterateAndWriteOutChilds(INavigationNode node, INavigationNode activeNode) {
  if (node.getSomeObscurePropertyToCompareWith() == activeNode.getSomeObscurePropertyToCompareWith()) <------ what???
    // Mark node...
  if (node.hasChilds()) {
    ... iterate these as well
</my code>
Message was edited by: Klavs Birk

Answer 1

Thanks
Hello Apple -- FEATURE REQUEST!!
That "other product" can do it.