CharSequenceSuffixTree.EdgeKey (GlobalMentor Core 0.6.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CharSequenceSuffixTree.AbstractEdgeKey, CharSequenceSuffixTree.CharSequenceEdge

Enclosing class:

CharSequenceSuffixTree
```
protected static interface CharSequenceSuffixTree.EdgeKey
```
A key identifying an edge of a node, uniquely identified by its parent node and first character (as no node in a suffix tree contains more than one edge starting with the same character).

Author:

Garret Wilson

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  char getFirstChar()
  
  SuffixTree.Node getParentNode()

- Method Detail
  - getParentNode
```
SuffixTree.Node getParentNode()
```
    Returns:
    
    The parent node.
  - getFirstChar
```
char getFirstChar()
```
    Returns:
    
    The first character of the edge, or Characters.UNDEFINED_CHAR if the edge is empty.