nick.graph
Class GraphElement<E>

java.lang.Object
  nick.graph.GraphElement<E>

Direct Known Subclasses:

Edge, Vertex

public abstract class GraphElement<E>
extends java.lang.Object

This abstract class is designed to be extended by classes that are elements of a graph. Vertices and edges are two obvious graph elements. Some basic accessor and mutator methods are provided. Note that in a generic graph element that the data is listed before the name in a constructor. Children may or may not follow this convention.

Version:

March 13, 2009

Author:

Nick Aschenbach

Constructor Summary

GraphElement(E the_data)
Construct a new GraphElement object.

GraphElement(E the_data, java.lang.String the_name)
Construct a new GraphElement object.

Method Summary

E	data()
java.lang.String	name()
void	setData(E the_data) Change the data associated with this GraphElement.
void	setName(java.lang.String the_name) Rename this GraphElement.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GraphElement

public GraphElement(E the_data)

Construct a new GraphElement object.

Parameters:

the_data - Set the data of this GraphElement.

GraphElement

public GraphElement(E the_data,
                    java.lang.String the_name)

Construct a new GraphElement object.

Parameters:

the_data - Set the data of this GraphElement.

the_name - Set the name of this GraphElement.

Method Detail

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String the_name)

Rename this GraphElement.

Parameters:

the_name - The name to use to replace the old name.

setData

public void setData(E the_data)

Change the data associated with this GraphElement.

Parameters:

the_data - Reset the data associated with this object.

name

public java.lang.String name()

Returns:

The name associated with this GraphElement.

data

public E data()

Returns:

The data associated with this GraphElement.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object