org.semanticweb.elk.util.collections.chains

Interface Chainable<T extends ModifiableLink<T>>

Type Parameters:

T - the types of the elements in the chain

All Superinterfaces:

ModifiableLink<T>

public interface Chainable<T extends ModifiableLink<T>>
extends ModifiableLink<T>

Elements that can be inserted and removed from Chains

Author:

"Yevgeny Kazakov"

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	addTo(Chain<T> chain) Adds this element to the given Chain
boolean	removeFrom(Chain<T> chain) Removes this element from the given Chain

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.elk.util.collections.chains.ModifiableLink

next, setNext

Method Detail

addTo

boolean addTo(Chain<T> chain)

Adds this element to the given Chain

Parameters:

chain - the Chain where to add this element

Returns:

true if the operation was successful and false otherwise; if false is returned, this Chain remains unchanged

removeFrom

boolean removeFrom(Chain<T> chain)

Removes this element from the given Chain

Parameters:

chain - to be removed

Returns:

true if the operation was successful and false otherwise; if false is returned, this Chain remains unchanged