SuffixTree.Node (GlobalMentor Core 0.6.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSuffixTree.AbstractNode, CharSequenceSuffixTree.CharSequenceNode

Enclosing interface:

SuffixTree
```
public static interface SuffixTree.Node
```
Represents a node in a suffix tree. Each node defaults to having no suffix node.

Author:

Garret Wilson

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Iterable<? extends SuffixTree.Edge>`	`getChildEdges()`
`int`	`getIndex()`
`SuffixTree.Node`	`getParentNode()`
`SuffixTree.Node`	`getSuffixNode()`
`boolean`	`isLeaf()`

- Method Detail
  - getIndex
```
int getIndex()
```
    Returns:
    
    The index of the node.
  - isLeaf
```
boolean isLeaf()
```
    Returns:
    
    Whether this node is a leaf node in the suffix tree.
  - getParentNode
```
SuffixTree.Node getParentNode()
```
    Returns:
    
    The parent node of this node, or null if this node has no parent node (i.e. it is the root node).
  - getSuffixNode
```
SuffixTree.Node getSuffixNode()
```
    Returns:
    
    The node representing the next smaller suffix, or null if there is no known smaller suffix node.
  - getChildEdges
```
java.lang.Iterable<? extends SuffixTree.Edge> getChildEdges()
```
    Returns:
    
    An iterable to the child edges of this node.