org.quilt.graph
Class Connector

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.quilt.graph.Connector

Direct Known Subclasses:

BinaryConnector, ComplexConnector, MultiConnector, UnaryConnector

public abstract class Connector

extends java.lang.Object

Connector holding one or more edges. Used to connect a vertex to the rest of a graph. There is always a preferred edge which is visited first when walking the graph.

Author:

< a href="jddixon@users.sourceforge.net">Jim Dixon

Constructor Summary

Connector()

Method Summary

abstract Edge	getEdge() Get the outgoing edge.
abstract Vertex	getTarget() Get the target of the preferred edge.
abstract void	setTarget(Vertex v) Set the target of the connector's preferred edge.
abstract int	size() Returns total number of edges in the connector.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Connector

public Connector()

Method Detail

getEdge

public abstract Edge getEdge()

Get the outgoing edge. If this is not a UnaryConnector, this will be the preferred edge. What 'preferred' means depends upon the type of connector.

getTarget

public abstract Vertex getTarget()

Get the target of the preferred edge.

setTarget

public abstract void setTarget(Vertex v)

Set the target of the connector's preferred edge.

size

public abstract int size()

Returns total number of edges in the connector.