com.tinkerpop.blueprints.util.io.graphson

Interface ElementFactory<V extends Vertex,E extends Edge>

All Known Implementing Classes:

GraphElementFactory

public interface ElementFactory<V extends Vertex,E extends Edge>

A factory responsible for creating graph elements. Abstracts the way that graph elements are created. In most cases a Graph is responsible for element creation, but there are cases where more control over how vertices and edges are constructed.

Author:

Stephen Mallette (http://stephen.genoprime.com)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	createEdge(Object id, V out, V in, String label) Creates a new Edge instance.
V	createVertex(Object id) Creates a new Vertex instance.

Method Detail

createEdge

E createEdge(Object id,
           V out,
           V in,
           String label)

Creates a new Edge instance.

createVertex

V createVertex(Object id)

Creates a new Vertex instance.