org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util.tree

Interface DnNode<N>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DnBranchNode, DnLeafNode

public interface DnNode<N>

An interface for nodes in a tree designed to quickly lookup hierarchical DN. Branch nodes in this tree contain other nodes. Leaf nodes in the tree contain a reference to an object whose suffix is the path through the nodes of the tree from the root.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isLeaf() Tells if the implementation is a leaf node.
int	size() Returns the number of entries under this node.

Method Detail

isLeaf

boolean isLeaf()

Tells if the implementation is a leaf node. If it's a branch node then false is returned.

Returns:

true if the class is a leaf node, false otherwise.

size

int size()

Returns the number of entries under this node. It includes the node itself, plus the sum of all it children and descendents.

Returns:

The number of descendents