Package edu.cmu.tetrad.graph

Interface Node

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Node>, Serializable, TetradSerializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Variable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractVariable, ContinuousVariable, DiscreteVariable, GraphNode

public interface Node
extends TetradSerializable, Comparable<Node>

Represents an object with a name, node type, and position that can serve as a node in a graph.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

josephramsey

See Also:

• NodeType

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final Pattern	ALPHA	Constant ALPHA
static final Pattern	ALPHA_NUM	Constant ALPHA_NUM
static final Pattern	LAG	Constant LAG
static final long	serialVersionUID	Constant serialVersionUID=23L

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addAttribute(String key, Object value)	addAttribute.
void	addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)	Adds a property change listener.
default int	compareTo(Node node)	Returns the hashcode for this node.
boolean	equals(Object o)	Tests whether this variable is equal to the given variable.
Map<String,Object>	getAllAttributes()	getAllAttributes.
Object	getAttribute(String key)	getAttribute.
int	getCenterX()	Returns the x coordinate of the center of this node.
int	getCenterY()	Returns the y coordinate of the center of this node.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this node.
NodeType	getNodeType()	Returns the node type for this node.
NodeVariableType	getNodeVariableType()	Returns the node shape for this node.
boolean	getSelectionBias()	Returns the selection bias status for this node.
int	hashCode()	Removes a property change listener.
Node	like(String name)	Creates a new node of the same type as this one with the given name.
void	removeAttribute(String key)	removeAttribute.
void	setCenter(int centerX, int centerY)	Sets the (x, y) coordinates of the center of this node.
void	setCenterX(int centerX)	Sets the x coordinate of the center of this node.
void	setCenterY(int centerY)	Sets the y coordinate of the center of this node.
void	setName(String name)	Sets the name of this node.
void	setNodeType(NodeType nodeType)	Sets the node type for this node.
void	setNodeVariableType(NodeVariableType nodeVariableType)	Sets the type (domain, interventional status, interventional value..) for this node variable
void	setSelectionBias(boolean selectionBias)	Returns the selection bias status for this node.
String	toString()	Returns the intervention type for this node.

Field Details

ALPHA

static final Pattern ALPHA

Constant ALPHA

ALPHA_NUM

static final Pattern ALPHA_NUM

Constant ALPHA_NUM

LAG

static final Pattern LAG

Constant LAG

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID

Constant serialVersionUID=23L

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this node.

Returns:

the name of the node.

setName

void setName(String name)

Sets the name of this node.

Parameters:

name - the name of this node.

getNodeType

NodeType getNodeType()

Returns the node type for this node.

Returns:

the node type for this node.

setNodeType

void setNodeType(NodeType nodeType)

Sets the node type for this node.

Parameters:

nodeType - the node type for this node.

setSelectionBias

void setSelectionBias(boolean selectionBias)

Returns the selection bias status for this node.

Parameters:

selectionBias - the selection bias status for this node.

getSelectionBias

boolean getSelectionBias()

Returns the selection bias status for this node.

Returns:

the selection bias status for this node.

getNodeVariableType

NodeVariableType getNodeVariableType()

Returns the node shape for this node.

Returns:

the intervention type

setNodeVariableType

void setNodeVariableType(NodeVariableType nodeVariableType)

Sets the type (domain, interventional status, interventional value..) for this node variable

Parameters:

nodeVariableType - the type (domain, interventional status, interventional value..) for this node variable

toString

String toString()

Returns the intervention type for this node.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the node.

getCenterX

int getCenterX()

Returns the x coordinate of the center of this node.

Returns:

the x coordinate of the center of the node.

setCenterX

void setCenterX(int centerX)

Sets the x coordinate of the center of this node.

Parameters:

centerX - This coordinate.

getCenterY

int getCenterY()

Returns the y coordinate of the center of this node.

Returns:

the y coordinate of the center of the node.

setCenterY

void setCenterY(int centerY)

Sets the y coordinate of the center of this node.

Parameters:

centerY - This coordinate.

setCenter

void setCenter(int centerX,
 int centerY)

Sets the (x, y) coordinates of the center of this node.

Parameters:

centerX - The x coordinate.

centerY - The y coordinate.

addPropertyChangeListener

void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener l)

Adds a property change listener.

Parameters:

l - This listener.

hashCode

int hashCode()

Removes a property change listener.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hashcode for this variable.

equals

boolean equals(Object o)

Tests whether this variable is equal to the given variable.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - a Object object

Returns:

true iff this variable is equal to the given variable.

like

Node like(String name)

Creates a new node of the same type as this one with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the new node.

Returns:

the new node.

compareTo

default int compareTo(Node node)

Returns the hashcode for this node.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Node>

Parameters:

node - the object to be compared.

Returns:

the hashcode for this node.

getAllAttributes

Map<String,Object> getAllAttributes()

getAllAttributes.

Returns:

a Map object

getAttribute

Object getAttribute(String key)

getAttribute.

Parameters:

key - a String object

Returns:

a Object object

removeAttribute

void removeAttribute(String key)

removeAttribute.

Parameters:

key - a String object

addAttribute

void addAttribute(String key,
 Object value)

addAttribute.

Parameters:

key - a String object

value - a Object object