Interface Searcher

public interface Searcher

Searcher.java - a superclass for AI searcher classes. Created: Thu Nov 1 14:50:48 2001

Method Summary

SearchNode	getGoalNode() getGoalNode - Returns a goal node if the previous search was successful, and null otherwise.
int	getNodeCount() getNodeCount - Returns the number of nodes expanded in the previous search.
boolean	search(SearchNode node) search - Search for a goal node starting at the given SearchNode, and return whether or not a goal node was found.

Method Detail

search

public boolean search(SearchNode node)

search - Search for a goal node starting at the given SearchNode, and return whether or not a goal node was found.

Parameters:

node - a SearchNode value - the initial search node

Returns:

a boolean value - whether or not a goal node was found

getGoalNode

public SearchNode getGoalNode()

getGoalNode - Returns a goal node if the previous search was successful, and null otherwise.

Returns:

a SearchNode value - the goal node from previous search or null if no goal node was found

getNodeCount

public int getNodeCount()

getNodeCount - Returns the number of nodes expanded in the previous search.

Returns:

an int value - the number of expansions in the previous search