org.biojava.bio.symbol
Class SuffixTree.SuffixNode

java.lang.Object
  org.biojava.bio.symbol.SuffixTree.SuffixNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Enclosing class:

SuffixTree

public abstract static class SuffixTree.SuffixNode
extends Object
implements Serializable

A node in the suffix tree.

This class is realy stupid & delegates most work off to a SuffixTree so that it is as small (in memory-per-object terms) as possible.

Author:

Matthew Pocock

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SuffixTree.SuffixNode()

Method Summary

abstract float	getNumber() Return a number (usually, but not always, a motif count) associated with this node of the tree.
abstract boolean	hasChild(int i) Determine if this node has a child corresponding to a given index number.
abstract boolean	isTerminal() Determine is this node is terminal (has no children).
abstract void	setNumber(float n) Set the number associated with this node.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SuffixTree.SuffixNode

public SuffixTree.SuffixNode()

Method Detail

isTerminal

public abstract boolean isTerminal()

Determine is this node is terminal (has no children).

Returns:

true if and only if this node has no children.

hasChild

public abstract boolean hasChild(int i)

Determine if this node has a child corresponding to a given index number.

getNumber

public abstract float getNumber()

Return a number (usually, but not always, a motif count) associated with this node of the tree.

setNumber

public abstract void setNumber(float n)

Set the number associated with this node.