net.sf.mmm.util.collection.api
Interface LinkedNode<V,NODE extends LinkedNode<V,NODE>>

Type Parameters:

V - is the generic type of the value of this node.

NODE - is the generic type of the node itself.

All Known Subinterfaces:

DoubleLinkedNode<V,NODE>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLinkedNode, BasicDoubleLinkedNode, BasicLinkedNode

public interface LinkedNode<V,NODE extends LinkedNode<V,NODE>>

This is the interface for a node of a linked list.
ATTENTION:
According to the generic-type-system of Java this interface can not be used as a proper API until the generic <NODE> is finally bound. Please use BasicLinkedNode instead.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

void	addToList(List<V> list) This method appends the values of the list represented by this node to the given list.
NODE	getNext() This method gets the next node of the linked list.
V	getValue() This method gets the actual value of this node.
boolean	isLinked() This method determines if this node is linked.
List<V>	toList() This method converts the list represented by this node to a regular List.

Method Detail

getNext

NODE getNext()

This method gets the next node of the linked list.

Returns:

the next node or null if this is the last node (tail).

getValue

V getValue()

This method gets the actual value of this node.

Returns:

the value, may be null.

isLinked

boolean isLinked()

This method determines if this node is linked. A node is linked if it has a next node.

Returns:

true if linked, false otherwise.

addToList

void addToList(List<V> list)

This method appends the values of the list represented by this node to the given list.
Call this method on the head-node with an empty List to convert a LinkedNode-list to a regular List.

Parameters:

list - is where to append the values.

toList

List<V> toList()

This method converts the list represented by this node to a regular List.

Returns:

the List of all values of the list represented by this node.