com.kuka.graph
Interface EdgeFactory<N,E>

Type Parameters:

N - the type of the source and target node of the edge

E - the type of the edge to create

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEdgeFactory

public interface EdgeFactory<N,E>
extends Serializable

Factory for creating edges.

See Also:

Edge

Method Summary

E	createEdge(N source, N target) Creates a new edge from the specified source node to the target node and returns the created edge.

Method Detail

createEdge

E createEdge(N source,
             N target)

Creates a new edge from the specified source node to the target node and returns the created edge.

Parameters:

source - the source node of the edge that is to be created

target - the target node of the edge that is to be created

Returns:

the created edge

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the specified source or target node is null