org.geotools.graph.structure
Interface Node

All Superinterfaces:

Graphable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DirectedNode, XYNode

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicDirectedNode, BasicDirectedXYNode, BasicNode, BasicXYNode, DelaunayNode, OptDirectedNode, OptDirectedXYNode, OptNode, OptXYNode

public interface Node
extends Graphable

Represents a node in a graph. A node is a point in a graph which is iadjacent to 0 or more edges. The collection of edges that are incident/ adjacent to the node, is referred to as the "adjacency list" of the node.

Author:

Justin Deoliveira, Refractions Research Inc, jdeolive@refractions.net

See Also:

Graph, Edge

Method Summary

void	add(Edge e) Adds an edge to the adjacency list of the node.
int	getDegree() Returns the degree of the node.
Edge	getEdge(Node other) Returns an edge in the adjacency list of the node that is adjacent to another specified node.
List	getEdges() Returns the edge adjacency list of the node.
List	getEdges(Node other) Returns a collection of edges in the adjacency list of the node that are adjacent to another specified node.
void	remove(Edge e) Removes an edge from the adjacency list of the node.

Methods inherited from interface Graphable

getCount, getID, getObject, getRelated, isVisited, setCount, setID, setObject, setVisited

Method Detail

add

void add(Edge e)

Adds an edge to the adjacency list of the node.

Parameters:

e - Adjacent edge to add.

remove

void remove(Edge e)

Removes an edge from the adjacency list of the node.

Parameters:

e - Adjacent edge to remove.

getEdge

Edge getEdge(Node other)

Returns an edge in the adjacency list of the node that is adjacent to another specified node.

Note: It is possible for two nodes to share multiple edges between them. In this case, getEdges(Node other) can be used to obtain a complete list.

Parameters:

other - The other node that the desired edge to return is adjacent to.

Returns:

The first edge that is found to be adjacent to the specified node.

getEdges

List getEdges(Node other)

Returns a collection of edges in the adjacency list of the node that are adjacent to another specified node.

Parameters:

other - The other node that the desired edges to return are adjacent to.

Returns:

List of all edges that are found to be adjacent to the specified node.

getEdges

List getEdges()

Returns the edge adjacency list of the node.

Returns:

A list containing all edges that are adjacent to the node.

getDegree

int getDegree()

Returns the degree of the node. The degree of a node is defined as the number of edges that are adjacent to the node.

Returns:

int Degree of node.