static isDimension(candidate: any): candidate is Dimension {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, Dimension);
 }

 static isLinkViewConfig(candidate: any): candidate is LinkViewConfig {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, LinkViewConfig);
 }

 static isSplitCombine(candidate: any): candidate is SplitCombine {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, SplitCombine);
 }

 static isLinkItem(candidate: any): candidate is LinkItem {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, LinkItem);
 }

 static isStage(candidate: any): candidate is Stage {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, Stage);
 }

 static isExternalView(candidate: any): candidate is ExternalView {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, ExternalView);
 }

 static isSortOn(candidate: any): candidate is SortOn {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, SortOn);
 }

 static isHighlight(candidate: any): candidate is Highlight {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, Highlight);
 }

 static isStage(candidate: any): boolean {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, Stage);
 }

 static isHighlight(candidate: any): boolean {
   return isInstanceOf(candidate, Highlight);
 }