LinkGroup (Starjava Table API)

java.lang.Object
- uk.ac.starlink.table.join.LinkGroup

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<LinkGroup>
```
public class LinkGroup
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<LinkGroup>
```
Defines a group of RowLink objects. This object is just a label, containing a unique ID and a count of how many links there are in the group. It does not contain references to the constituent RowLinks themselves.

Since:

7 Sep 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor

See Also:

MatchStarTables.findGroups(uk.ac.starlink.table.join.LinkSet)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

LinkGroup(int id, int size)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(LinkGroup other)`
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object o)`
`int`	`getID()`	Returns this group's ID.
`int`	`getSize()`	Returns this group's size.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - LinkGroup
```
public LinkGroup(int id,
                 int size)
```
    Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - unique identifier
    
    size - number of objects in this group
- Method Detail
  - getID
```
public int getID()
```
    Returns this group's ID.
    
    Returns:
    
    id
  - getSize
```
public int getSize()
```
    Returns this group's size.
    
    Returns:
    
    number of items in this group
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(LinkGroup other)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<LinkGroup>
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object