com.helger.tree

Interface ITreeItemFactory<DATATYPE,ITEMTYPE extends ITreeItem<DATATYPE,ITEMTYPE>>

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - item value type

ITEMTYPE - item implementation type

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultTreeItemFactory

public interface ITreeItemFactory<DATATYPE,ITEMTYPE extends ITreeItem<DATATYPE,ITEMTYPE>>
extends Serializable

Interface for a simple tree item factory

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ITEMTYPE	create(ITEMTYPE aParent) Create a child entry.
ITEMTYPE	createRoot() Create a root entry.

Method Detail

createRoot

@Nonnull
ITEMTYPE createRoot()

Create a root entry.

Returns:

New root entry. May not be null.

create

@Nonnull
ITEMTYPE create(@Nonnull
                          ITEMTYPE aParent)

Create a child entry.

Parameters:

aParent - The parent entry to use. May not be null.

Returns:

The created non-root entry. May not be null.