orbital.algorithm.template
Class BreadthFirstSearch.OptionIterator

java.lang.Object
  orbital.algorithm.template.GeneralSearch.OptionIterator
      orbital.algorithm.template.BreadthFirstSearch.OptionIterator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.util.Iterator

Enclosing class:

BreadthFirstSearch

public static class BreadthFirstSearch.OptionIterator
extends GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

An iterator over a state space in breadth-first order.

Author:

André Platzer

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BreadthFirstSearch.OptionIterator(GeneralSearchProblem problem)

Method Summary

protected boolean	add(java.util.Iterator newNodes) Concatenate the new nodes and the old nodes.
protected boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if this iterator's collection of nodes currently does not contain any elements.
protected java.lang.Object	select() Selects an option to visit from nodes.

Methods inherited from class orbital.algorithm.template.GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

getProblem, hasNext, next, remove

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BreadthFirstSearch.OptionIterator

public BreadthFirstSearch.OptionIterator(GeneralSearchProblem problem)

Method Detail

isEmpty

protected boolean isEmpty()

Description copied from class: GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

Returns true if this iterator's collection of nodes currently does not contain any elements.

Specified by:

isEmpty in class GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

Returns:

true if this collection contains no elements.

select

protected java.lang.Object select()

Description copied from class: GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

Selects an option to visit from nodes.

Specified by:

select in class GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

Returns:

the selected option after removing it from nodes.

add

protected boolean add(java.util.Iterator newNodes)

Description copied from class: GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

Concatenate the new nodes and the old nodes. Concatenates by some algorithm-dependant means.

Specified by:

add in class GeneralSearch.OptionIterator

Parameters:

newNodes - the new nodes we apparently became aware of. (Might be modified by this method).

Returns:

true if nodes changed as a result of the call.