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Interface ComparableNode</H2>
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<DT><B>All Superinterfaces:</B> <DD><A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Comparable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Comparable</A>&lt;<A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html" title="interface in org.maltparser.core.syntaxgraph.node">ComparableNode</A>&gt;, <A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/Element.html" title="interface in org.maltparser.core.syntaxgraph">Element</A></DD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the index of the node (only used internal by compareTo).</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the in degree of the node (number of incoming edges of all types of edges).</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the index of the node.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the left-most terminal descendant node.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the index of the left-most terminal descendant node.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the left-most proper terminal descendant node (excluding itself).</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the index of the left-most proper terminal descendant node (excluding itself).</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the out degree of the node (number of outgoing edges of all types of edges).</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns a sorted set of outgoing secondary edges.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the index of the right-most terminal descendant node.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns the right-most proper terminal descendant node (excluding itself).</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Returns <i>true</i> if the node is a root node, otherwise <i>false</i>.</TD>
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int <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.15"><B>getIndex</B></A>()</PRE>
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int <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.48"><B>getLeftmostProperDescendantIndex</B></A>()
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the index of the left-most proper terminal descendant node.
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int <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.55"><B>getRightmostProperDescendantIndex</B></A>()
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<A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html" title="interface in org.maltparser.core.syntaxgraph.node">ComparableNode</A> <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.62"><B>getLeftmostDescendant</B></A>()
                                     throws <A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Returns the left-most terminal descendant node.
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the left-most terminal descendant node.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></CODE></DL>
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getRightmostDescendant</H3>
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<A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html" title="interface in org.maltparser.core.syntaxgraph.node">ComparableNode</A> <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.69"><B>getRightmostDescendant</B></A>()
                                      throws <A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Returns the right-most terminal descendant node.
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</DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>

<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the right-most terminal descendant node.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></CODE></DL>
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<A NAME="getLeftmostDescendantIndex()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getLeftmostDescendantIndex</H3>
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int <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.76"><B>getLeftmostDescendantIndex</B></A>()
                               throws <A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Returns the index of the left-most terminal descendant node.
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</DD>
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the index of the left-most terminal descendant node.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></CODE></DL>
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<A NAME="getRightmostDescendantIndex()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getRightmostDescendantIndex</H3>
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int <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.83"><B>getRightmostDescendantIndex</B></A>()
                                throws <A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></PRE>
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<DD>Returns the index of the right-most terminal descendant node.
<P>
<DD><DL>
</DL>
</DD>
<DD><DL>

<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the index of the right-most terminal descendant node.
<DT><B>Throws:</B>
<DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/exception/MaltChainedException.html" title="class in org.maltparser.core.exception">MaltChainedException</A></CODE></DL>
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<A NAME="getInDegree()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getInDegree</H3>
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int <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.89"><B>getInDegree</B></A>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the in degree of the node (number of incoming edges of all types of edges).
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the in degree of the node (number of incoming edges of all types of edges).</DL>
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<A NAME="getOutDegree()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getOutDegree</H3>
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int <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.95"><B>getOutDegree</B></A>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns the out degree of the node (number of outgoing edges of all types of edges).
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the out degree of the node (number of outgoing edges of all types of edges).</DL>
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<A NAME="getIncomingSecondaryEdges()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getIncomingSecondaryEdges</H3>
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<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/SortedSet.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">SortedSet</A>&lt;<A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/edge/Edge.html" title="interface in org.maltparser.core.syntaxgraph.edge">Edge</A>&gt; <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.101"><B>getIncomingSecondaryEdges</B></A>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a sorted set of incoming secondary edges.
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</DD>
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a sorted set of incoming secondary edges.</DL>
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<A NAME="getOutgoingSecondaryEdges()"><!-- --></A><H3>
getOutgoingSecondaryEdges</H3>
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<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/SortedSet.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">SortedSet</A>&lt;<A HREF="../../../../../org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/edge/Edge.html" title="interface in org.maltparser.core.syntaxgraph.edge">Edge</A>&gt; <A HREF="../../../../../src-html/org/maltparser/core/syntaxgraph/node/ComparableNode.html#line.107"><B>getOutgoingSecondaryEdges</B></A>()</PRE>
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<DD>Returns a sorted set of outgoing secondary edges.
<P>
<DD><DL>
</DL>
</DD>
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<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>a sorted set of outgoing secondary edges.</DL>
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