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package com.touchgraph.graphlayout.graphelements;

import  com.touchgraph.graphlayout.Node;
import  com.touchgraph.graphlayout.Edge;

import  java.io.Serializable;
//import java.util.Collection;
//import java.util.Iterator;


/** ImmutableGraphEltSet provides access to the elements of GraphElementSet
  * that does not allow for addition or deletion of nodes or edges.
  *
  * @author   Alexander Shapiro
  * @version  1.22-jre1.1  $Id: ImmutableGraphEltSet.java,v 1.2 2002/09/20 14:03:14 ldornbusch Exp $
  */
public interface ImmutableGraphEltSet {

    /** Return the number of Nodes in the cumulative Vector. */
    public int nodeCount();

    /** Return the current Node count.
      * @deprecated        this method has been replaced by the <tt>nodeCount()</tt> method.
      */
    public int nodeNum();

    /** Return an iterator over the Nodes in the cumulative Vector, null if it is empty. */
 //   public Iterator getNodes();

    /** Return the number of Edges in the cumulative Vector. */
    public int edgeCount();

    /** Return the current Edge count.
      * @deprecated        this method has been replaced by the <tt>edgeCount()</tt> method.
      */
    public int edgeNum();

    /** Return an iterator over the Edges in the cumulative Vector, null if it is empty. */
 //   public Iterator getEdges();

    /** Return the Node whose ID matches the String <tt>id</tt>, null if no match is found. */
    public Node findNode( String id );

    /** Return a Collection of all Nodes whose label matches the String <tt>label</tt>,
      * null if no match is found. */
 //   public Collection findNodesByLabel( String label );

   /** Return the first Nodes whose label contains the String <tt>substring</tt>,
     * null if no match is found. */
    public Node findNodeLabelContaining( String substring );

    /** Return an Edge spanning Node <tt>from</tt> to Node <tt>to</tt>. */
    public Edge findEdge( Node from, Node to );

    /** Returns a random node, or null if none exist (for making random graphs). */
    public Node getRandomNode();

    /** Return the first Node, null if none exist. */
    public Node getFirstNode();

    /** iterates through all the nodes. */
    public void forAllNodes( TGForEachNode fen );

    /** iterates through pairs of Nodes. */
    public void forAllNodePairs( TGForEachNodePair fenp );

    /** iterates through Edges. */
    public void forAllEdges( TGForEachEdge fee );

} // end com.touchgraph.graphlayout.graphelements.ImmutableGraphEltSet