lab.util

Class Node<E>

java.lang.Object

lab.util.Node<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the data element stored in this node

public class Node<E>
extends Object

A simple node class for implementing singly linked sequences. Each node is an aggregation of a data element and another node (the next node in the sequence).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Node(E element, Node<E> next) Create a node holding the given data element and having the given next node in the sequence.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	getElement() Get the data element stored in this node.
Node<E>	getNext() Get the next node in the sequence.
void	setElement(E element) Set the data element stored in this node.
void	setNext(Node<E> next) Set the next node in the sequence.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Node

public Node(E element,
    Node<E> next)

Create a node holding the given data element and having the given next node in the sequence.

Parameters:

element - the data element to store in the node

next - the next node in the sequence

Method Detail

getNext

public Node<E> getNext()

Get the next node in the sequence. Returns null if there are no more nodes in the sequence.

Returns:

the next node in the sequence

setNext

public void setNext(Node<E> next)

Set the next node in the sequence. Setting the next node to null indicates the end of the sequence.

Parameters:

next - the next node in the sequence

getElement

public E getElement()

Get the data element stored in this node.

Returns:

the data element stored in this node

setElement

public void setElement(E element)

Set the data element stored in this node.

Parameters:

element - the data element to store in this node