rice.p2p.commonapi
Interface NodeHandleSet

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

NodeSetI

All Known Implementing Classes:

MultiringNodeHandleSet, NodeSet, RouteSet, SimilarSet

public interface NodeHandleSet

extends java.io.Serializable

Version:

$Id: NodeHandleSet.java,v 1.5 2005/03/11 00:58:02 jeffh Exp $

Author:

Alan Mislove

Method Summary

NodeHandle	getHandle(Id id) Finds the NodeHandle associated with the NodeId.
NodeHandle	getHandle(int i) Gets the ith element in the set.
int	getIndexHandle(Id id) Gets the index of the element with the given node id.
boolean	memberHandle(Id id) Verifies if the set contains this particular id.
boolean	putHandle(NodeHandle handle) Puts a NodeHandle into the set.
NodeHandle	removeHandle(Id id) Removes a node id and its handle from the set.
int	size() Gets the size of the set.

Method Detail

putHandle

public boolean putHandle(NodeHandle handle)

Puts a NodeHandle into the set.

Parameters:

handle - the handle to put.

Returns:

true if the put succeeded, false otherwise.

getHandle

public NodeHandle getHandle(Id id)

Finds the NodeHandle associated with the NodeId.

Parameters:

id - a node id.

Returns:

the handle associated with that id or null if no such handle is found.

getHandle

public NodeHandle getHandle(int i)

Gets the ith element in the set.

Parameters:

i - an index.

Returns:

the handle associated with that id or null if no such handle is found.

memberHandle

public boolean memberHandle(Id id)

Verifies if the set contains this particular id.

Parameters:

id - a node id.

Returns:

true if that node id is in the set, false otherwise.

removeHandle

public NodeHandle removeHandle(Id id)

Removes a node id and its handle from the set.

Parameters:

id - DESCRIBE THE PARAMETER

Returns:

the node handle removed or null if nothing.

size

public int size()

Gets the size of the set.

Returns:

the size.

getIndexHandle

public int getIndexHandle(Id id)
                   throws java.util.NoSuchElementException

Gets the index of the element with the given node id.

Parameters:

id - the id.

Returns:

the index or throws a NoSuchElementException.

Throws:

java.util.NoSuchElementException - DESCRIBE THE EXCEPTION