diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/simulator/Resource.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/simulator/Resource.java
index a0e8aaf..5f7e67d 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/simulator/Resource.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/simulator/Resource.java
@@ -140,4 +140,14 @@
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
+	
+	public Resource getDescendant(String resId) {
+		if (this.getResourceIdentifier().toString().equals(resId)) return this;
+		if (!resId.startsWith(this.getResourceIdentifier().toString())) return null;
+		for (Resource child: getChildren()) {
+			Resource res =  child.getDescendant(resId);
+			if (res != null) return res;
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }