org.jeospace.simulation
Interface ParentNode

All Superinterfaces:

SimNode

All Known Implementing Classes:

RootNode, SystemNode

public interface ParentNode

extends SimNode

Define the requirements for a simulation node that may be grouping node for other simulation nodes.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $

Author:

Rex Melton

Method Summary

void	addChild(ChildNode node) Add a new descendant SimNode to this node
ChildNode	getChild(java.lang.String id) Return the descendant ChildNode.
java.util.List	getChildren() Return the List of the descendant ChildNodes.
boolean	hasChildren() Return a flag indicating whether this node has children
void	removeChild(ChildNode node) Remove an existing descendant SimNode from this node

Methods inherited from interface org.jeospace.simulation.SimNode

getID, getStructure

Method Detail

addChild

public void addChild(ChildNode node)

Add a new descendant SimNode to this node

Parameters:

node - the new descendant SimNode

removeChild

public void removeChild(ChildNode node)

Remove an existing descendant SimNode from this node

Parameters:

node - the descendant SimNode to remove

getChild

public ChildNode getChild(java.lang.String id)

Return the descendant ChildNode.

Parameters:

id - the identifier of the descendant ChildNode to return.

Returns:

the descendant ChildNode

getChildren

public java.util.List getChildren()

Return the List of the descendant ChildNodes. If no descendants are defined, null will be returned.

Returns:

the List of descendant ChildNodes

hasChildren

public boolean hasChildren()

Return a flag indicating whether this node has children

Returns:

true if this node has children, false if not.