SuffixTree.SuffixNode (biojava-legacy 1.9.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.biojava.bio.symbol.SuffixTree.SuffixNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Enclosing class:

SuffixTree
```
public abstract static class SuffixTree.SuffixNode
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
A node in the suffix tree.
This class is realy stupid & delegates most work off to a SuffixTree so that it is as small (in memory-per-object terms) as possible.

Author:

Matthew Pocock

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SuffixNode()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract float`	`getNumber()`	Return a number (usually, but not always, a motif count) associated with this node of the tree.
`abstract boolean`	`hasChild(int i)`	Determine if this node has a child corresponding to a given index number.
`abstract boolean`	`isTerminal()`	Determine is this node is terminal (has no children).
`abstract void`	`setNumber(float n)`	Set the number associated with this node.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - SuffixNode
```
public SuffixNode()
```
- Method Detail
  - isTerminal
```
public abstract boolean isTerminal()
```
    Determine is this node is terminal (has no children).
    
    Returns:
    
    true if and only if this node has no children.
  - hasChild
```
public abstract boolean hasChild(int i)
```
    Determine if this node has a child corresponding to a given index number.
  - getNumber
```
public abstract float getNumber()
```
    Return a number (usually, but not always, a motif count) associated with this node of the tree.
  - setNumber
```
public abstract void setNumber(float n)
```
    Set the number associated with this node.