org.jgrapht

Interface VertexFactory<V>

Type Parameters:

V - the graph vertex type

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassBasedVertexFactory

public interface VertexFactory<V>

A vertex factory used by graph algorithms for creating new vertices. Normally, vertices are constructed by user code and added to a graph explicitly, but algorithms which generate new vertices require a factory.

Since:

Sep 16, 2003

Author:

John V. Sichi

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
V	createVertex() Creates a new vertex.

Method Detail

createVertex

V createVertex()

Creates a new vertex.

Returns:

the new vertex