gate.annotation
Class NodeImpl

java.lang.Object
  gate.annotation.NodeImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Node, IdBearer, Serializable, Comparable

public class NodeImpl
extends Object
implements Node, Comparable

Provides an implementation for the interface gate.Node.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

NodeImpl(Integer id)
Construction from id.

NodeImpl(Integer id, Long offset)
Construction from id and offset.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object o) Ordering
Integer	getId() Returns the Id of the Node.
Long	getOffset() Offset (will be null when the node is not anchored)
String	toString() String representation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NodeImpl

public NodeImpl(Integer id)

Construction from id. Creates an unrooted node.

NodeImpl

public NodeImpl(Integer id,
                Long offset)

Construction from id and offset.

Parameters:

id - the Id of the new node

offset - the (temporal) offset of the Node; Should be null for non-anchored nodes.

Method Detail

getId

public Integer getId()

Returns the Id of the Node.

Specified by:

getId in interface IdBearer

getOffset

public Long getOffset()

Offset (will be null when the node is not anchored)

Specified by:

getOffset in interface Node

toString

public String toString()

String representation

Overrides:

toString in class Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)
              throws ClassCastException

Ordering

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Throws:

ClassCastException