Constructor Detail

• HipoNodeBuilder

  public HipoNodeBuilder()

  Default Constructor. Sets the maximum limit of elements to negative number, therefore there is no restrictions on how many elements can be stored.

• HipoNodeBuilder

  public HipoNodeBuilder(int limit)

  Constructor with setting a limit on how many elements maximum can be stored in the builder.

  Parameters:

  limit - maximum number of elements to store

Method Detail

• push

  public void push(T value)

  adds an element of given type to the end of the list. the check is performed to see if the array has reached the maximum allowed size set by user.

  Parameters:

  value - element to add to the array.

• isFull

  public boolean isFull()

  returns false if the array capacity is less than predetermined maximum size of the node, if limit is negative it always returns false.

  Returns:

  true if maximum size is reached, false otherwise

• getSize

  public int getSize()

  returns current size of the container.

  Returns:

• reset

  public void reset()

  Resets the content of the node builder, the array is cleared. the maximum size limit is not changed.

• buildNode

  public HipoNode buildNode(int group,
                            int item)

  Builds a node from the array, type is determined by Template.

  Parameters:

  group - group is for the node

  item - item id for the node

  Returns:

  HipoNode class