/**
* Function: register
*
* Registers a new codec and associates the name of the template constructor
* in the codec with the codec object. Automatically creates an alias if the
* codename and the classname are not equal.
*
* Parameters:
*
* codec - <mxObjectCodec> to be registered.
*/
static function register($codec)
{
if (isset($codec)) {
$name = $codec->getName();
mxCodecRegistry::$codecs[$name] = $codec;
$classname = mxCodecRegistry::getName($codec->template);
if ($classname != $name) {
mxCodecRegistry::addAlias($classname, $name);
}
}
return $codec;
}
