public boolean has_edges(String point_A, String point_B)
	{
		String []split_str;
		if(point_A.charAt(0) == 'r')
		{
			split_str = point_A.split("\\.", 2);
			point_A = split_str[0];
		}
		if(point_B.charAt(0) == 'r')
		{
			split_str = point_B.split("\\.", 2);
			point_B = split_str[0];
		}
		String edge_one = this.point_A.get_name();
		String edge_two = this.point_B.get_name();
		if ( (edge_one.equals(point_A) && edge_two.equals(point_B)) ||
			 (edge_two.equals(point_A) && edge_one.equals(point_B)))
			return true;
		return false;
	}