org.sdmxsource.sdmx.api.model.mutablesuperbeans.base

Interface Hierarchical<T>

Type Parameters:

T - - the type of object in the hierarchy

public interface Hierarchical<T>

A Hierarchical object is one which can contain a single hierarchy of objects, the type of which is defined by generics.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<T>	getChildren() Returns any children of this object.
T	getParent() Returns the parent Object of this object, a null object reference will be returned if rther is no parent
boolean	hasChildren() Returns true if this Object contains children, if this is the case the method call getChildren() is guaranteed to return a Set with length greater then 0.
boolean	hasParent() Returns true if this Object has a parent, false otherwise.

Method Detail

getChildren

java.util.List<T> getChildren()

Returns any children of this object. If there are no children then a null will be returned.

Returns:

child categories

getParent

T getParent()

Returns the parent Object of this object, a null object reference will be returned if rther is no parent

Returns:

hasChildren

boolean hasChildren()

Returns true if this Object contains children, if this is the case the method call getChildren() is guaranteed to return a Set with length greater then 0.

Returns:

true if this Hierarchical Object contains children

hasParent

boolean hasParent()

Returns true if this Object has a parent, false otherwise.

Returns:

true if this Object has a parent