Package edu.cmu.tetrad.graph

Class Triple

java.lang.Object

edu.cmu.tetrad.graph.Triple

All Implemented Interfaces:

TetradSerializable, Serializable

public final class Triple
extends Object
implements TetradSerializable

Stores a triple (x, y, z) of nodes. Note that (x, y, z) = (z, y, x). Useful for marking graphs.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

josephramsey, after Frank Wimberly.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Triple(Node x, Node y, Node z)	Constructs a triple of nodes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	alongPathIn(Graph graph)	alongPathIn.
boolean	equals(Object obj)
Node	getX()	Getter for the field x.
Node	getY()	Getter for the field y.
Node	getZ()	Getter for the field z.
int	hashCode()	hashCode.
static String	pathString(Graph graph, Node x, Node y, Node z)	pathString.
static Triple	serializableInstance()	Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.
String	toString()	toString.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Triple

public Triple(Node x,
 Node y,
 Node z)

Constructs a triple of nodes.

Parameters:

x - a Node object

y - a Node object

z - a Node object

Method Details

serializableInstance

public static Triple serializableInstance()

Generates a simple exemplar of this class to test serialization.

Returns:

a Triple object

pathString

public static String pathString(Graph graph,
 Node x,
 Node y,
 Node z)

pathString.

Parameters:

graph - a Graph object

x - a Node object

y - a Node object

z - a Node object

Returns:

a String object

getX

public Node getX()

Getter for the field x.

Returns:

a Node object

getY

public Node getY()

Getter for the field y.

Returns:

a Node object

getZ

public Node getZ()

Getter for the field z.

Returns:

a Node object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

hashCode.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a int

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

toString.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String object

alongPathIn

public boolean alongPathIn(Graph graph)

alongPathIn.

Parameters:

graph - a Graph object

Returns:

a boolean