org.jgrapht
Interface VertexFactory<V>

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
 V createVertex()
          Creates a new vertex.
 

Method Detail

createVertex

V createVertex()
Creates a new vertex.

Returns:
the new vertex