PathNode (java-diff-utils-parent 4.11 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.github.difflib.algorithm.myers.PathNode

public final class PathNode
extends Object

A node in a diffpath.

Author:: Juanco Anez

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`boolean`	`bootstrap`
`int`	`i`	Position in the original sequence.
`int`	`j`	Position in the revised sequence.
`PathNode`	`prev`	The previous node in the path.
`boolean`	`snake`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PathNode(int i, int j, boolean snake, boolean bootstrap, PathNode prev)`	Concatenates a new path node with an existing diffpath.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isBootstrap()`	Is this a bootstrap node?
`boolean`	`isSnake()`
`PathNode`	`previousSnake()`	Skips sequences of `PathNodes` until a snake or bootstrap node is found, or the end of the path is reached.
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Field Detail
  - i
```
public final int i
```
    Position in the original sequence.
  - j
```
public final int j
```
    Position in the revised sequence.
  - prev
```
public final PathNode prev
```
    The previous node in the path.
  - snake
```
public final boolean snake
```
  - bootstrap
```
public final boolean bootstrap
```
- Constructor Detail
  - PathNode
```
public PathNode(int i,
                int j,
                boolean snake,
                boolean bootstrap,
                PathNode prev)
```
    Concatenates a new path node with an existing diffpath.
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - The position in the original sequence for the new node.
    
    j - The position in the revised sequence for the new node.
    
    prev - The previous node in the path.
- Method Detail
  - isSnake
```
public boolean isSnake()
```
  - isBootstrap
```
public boolean isBootstrap()
```
    Is this a bootstrap node?
    In bottstrap nodes one of the two corrdinates is less than zero.
    
    Returns:
    
    tru if this is a bootstrap node.
  - previousSnake
```
public final PathNode previousSnake()
```
    Skips sequences of PathNodes until a snake or bootstrap node is found, or the end of the path is reached.
    
    Returns:
    
    The next first PathNode or bootstrap node in the path, or null if none found.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object