net.ggtools.grand.graph
Class SimpleGraphElementFactory

java.lang.Object
  net.ggtools.grand.graph.SimpleGraphElementFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

GraphElementFactory

 class SimpleGraphElementFactory
extends java.lang.Object
implements GraphElementFactory

A basic implementation of GraphElementFactory creating NodeImpl & LinkImpl. Instances of this class are linked to a specific graph.

Author:

Christophe Labouisse

Constructor Summary

SimpleGraphElementFactory(Graph graph)
Creates a factory instance linked to a specific graph.

Method Summary

Link	createLink(java.lang.String linkName, Node startNode, Node endNode) Creates a new link between 2 nodes.
Node	createNode(java.lang.String nodeName) Creates a new Node.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleGraphElementFactory

SimpleGraphElementFactory(Graph graph)

Creates a factory instance linked to a specific graph.

Parameters:

graph -

Method Detail

createNode

public Node createNode(java.lang.String nodeName)

Description copied from interface: GraphElementFactory

Creates a new Node.

Specified by:

createNode in interface GraphElementFactory

Parameters:

nodeName - name of the newly created node.

Returns:

a new node.

createLink

public Link createLink(java.lang.String linkName,
                       Node startNode,
                       Node endNode)

Description copied from interface: GraphElementFactory

Creates a new link between 2 nodes.

Specified by:

createLink in interface GraphElementFactory

Parameters:

linkName - the new link name, can be null.

startNode - start node

endNode - end node

Returns:

a new link.