Package com.technia.dsx.threedspace.structure

Interface Entity

All Known Subinterfaces:
Node, Relationship
public interface Entity
Represents an entity in a hierarchical structure.

An entity is a basic unit in a structure that has an identifier, type, physical ID, and attributes. Both nodes and relationships are entities that can be visited using a StructureVisitor.

Since:
2023-04-25

  • Method Details

    • getId

      int getId()
      Returns:
      A unique id for this Entity. The ID is only unique within a specific structure and should not be used for any long term usage / storage.

    • getPhysicalId

      String getPhysicalId()
      Returns the Physical ID of this entity.
      Returns:
      The physical ID of this entity

    • getType

      String getType()
      Returns the type for this entity.
      Returns:
      The type for this entity

    • getAttributes

      Map<String,Object> getAttributes()
      Returns all attributes selected.
      Returns:
      A readonly map that contains all selected attribute values.

    • accept

      VisitResult accept(StructureVisitor visitor)