Class NodeTreeWalker
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- org.apache.commons.configuration2.tree.NodeTreeWalker
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public class NodeTreeWalker extends java.lang.Object
A class providing different algorithms for traversing a hierarchy of configuration nodes.
The methods provided by this class accept a
ConfigurationNodeVisitor
and visit all nodes in a hierarchy starting from a given root node. Because aNodeHandler
has to be passed in, too, arbitrary types of nodes can be processed. Thewalk()
methods differ in the order in which nodes are visited. Details can be found in the method documentation.An instance of this class does not define any state; therefore, it can be shared and used concurrently. The
INSTANCE
member field can be used for accessing a default instance. If desired (e.g. for testing purposes), new instances can be created.- Since:
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field Description static NodeTreeWalker
INSTANCE
The default instance of this class.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description NodeTreeWalker()
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description <T> void
walkBFS(T root, ConfigurationNodeVisitor<T> visitor, NodeHandler<T> handler)
Visits all nodes in the hierarchy represented by the given root node in breadth first search manner.<T> void
walkDFS(T root, ConfigurationNodeVisitor<T> visitor, NodeHandler<T> handler)
Visits all nodes in the hierarchy represented by the given root node in depth first search manner.
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Field Detail
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INSTANCE
public static final NodeTreeWalker INSTANCE
The default instance of this class.
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Method Detail
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walkDFS
public <T> void walkDFS(T root, ConfigurationNodeVisitor<T> visitor, NodeHandler<T> handler)
Visits all nodes in the hierarchy represented by the given root node in depth first search manner. This means that firstConfigurationNodeVisitor.visitBeforeChildren(Object, NodeHandler)
is called on a node, then recursively all of its children are processed, and eventuallyConfigurationNodeVisitor.visitAfterChildren(Object, NodeHandler)
gets invoked.- Type Parameters:
T
- the type of the nodes involved- Parameters:
root
- the root node of the hierarchy to be processed (may be null, then this call has no effect)visitor
- theConfigurationNodeVisitor
(must not be null)handler
- theNodeHandler
(must not be null)- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- if a required parameter is null
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walkBFS
public <T> void walkBFS(T root, ConfigurationNodeVisitor<T> visitor, NodeHandler<T> handler)
Visits all nodes in the hierarchy represented by the given root node in breadth first search manner. This means that the nodes are visited in an order corresponding to the distance from the root node: first the root node is visited, then all direct children of the root node, then all direct children of the first child of the root node, etc. In this mode of traversal, there is no direct connection between the encounter of a node and its children. Therefore, on the visitor object only thevisitBeforeChildren()
method gets called!.- Type Parameters:
T
- the type of the nodes involved- Parameters:
root
- the root node of the hierarchy to be processed (may be null, then this call has no effect)visitor
- theConfigurationNodeVisitor
(must not be null)handler
- theNodeHandler
(must not be null)- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- if a required parameter is null
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