private boolean removeOutputNode_internal(String outputNodeId){
  if (!outputNodes.containsKey(outputNodeId)) {
    log.warning("node " + outputNodeId + " is not an output node for "+ nodeId);
  }
  BNode outputNode=outputNodes.remove(outputNodeId);
  return (outputNode != null);
}

private boolean removeOutputNode_internal ( String outputNodeId ) { if ( ! outputNodes . containsKey ( outputNodeId ) ) { log . warning ( "node " + outputNodeId + " is not an output node for " + nodeId ) ; } BNode outputNode = outputNodes . remove ( outputNodeId ) ; return ( outputNode != null ) ; }
removes an outgoing relation to the node . this method should never be called outside the removerelation method , to ensure consistency between the input and output links .
