Interface KeyedElementInterface<K extends java.lang.Comparable<? super K>>

Type Parameters:

K - This parameter is a generic for the type of key each element must have. Please note that K must implement the Comparable interface, or a super class of K must implement the Comparable interface.

All Known Implementing Classes:

Person

public interface KeyedElementInterface<K extends java.lang.Comparable<? super K>>

This is the interface that all elements to be inserted into a hash table or a list must implement.

Author:

Sameh Fakhouri

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
KeyedElementInterface<K>	copy() This method makes a deep copy of the KeyedElement.
K	getKey() This method returns the key to be used by elements that will be used by classes implementing the ListInterface and the HashTableInterface.

Method Detail

getKey

K getKey()

This method returns the key to be used by elements that will be used by classes implementing the ListInterface and the HashTableInterface.

Returns:

This method returns the key of the enclosing object.

copy

KeyedElementInterface<K> copy()

This method makes a deep copy of the KeyedElement. This involves making a new instance of the KeyedElement which contains duplicates of all the instance variables of the KeyedElement.

Returns:

A deep copy of the object implementing this interface.