ucar.unidata.data.sounding

Class Link

java.lang.Object

ucar.unidata.data.sounding.Link

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RAOB.Contribution

public class Link
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable

Provides support for conceptually linking two Link.End-s together.

Version:

$Id: Link.java,v 1.9 2006/12/01 20:42:43 jeffmc Exp $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Link.End Provides support for the end of a Link.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Link(Link.End end1, Link.End end2) Constructs.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object link) Compares one Link to another.
Link.End	getFirstEnd() Gets the first Link.End.
Link.End	getSecondEnd() Gets the second Link.End.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Link

public Link(Link.End end1,
            Link.End end2)

Constructs.

Parameters:

end1 - The first Link.End.

end2 - The second Link.End.

Method Detail

getFirstEnd

public Link.End getFirstEnd()

Gets the first Link.End.

Returns:

The first Link.End.

getSecondEnd

public Link.End getSecondEnd()

Gets the second Link.End.

Returns:

The second Link.End.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object link)

Compares one Link to another. In comparing two Link-s, a major comparison is made between the first ends and then, if necessary, a minor comparison is made between the second ends.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Parameters:

link - The other Link.

Returns:

A number that is less that, equal to, or greater than zero depending on whether this Link is less than, equal to, or greater than the other Link, respectively.