Package org.anchoranalysis.mpp.index.factory

Interface VoxelPartitionFactory<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of parts stored in the voxel partition

All Known Implementing Classes:

VoxelPartitonFactoryHistogram

public interface VoxelPartitionFactory<T>

A factory for creating VoxelPartition instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addUnused(T part)	Adds an unused part to the factory.
VoxelPartition<T>	create(int numSlices)	Creates a new VoxelPartition with the specified number of slices.

Method Details

create

VoxelPartition<T> create(int numSlices)

Creates a new VoxelPartition with the specified number of slices.

Parameters:

numSlices - the number of slices in the voxel partition

Returns:

a new VoxelPartition instance

addUnused

void addUnused(T part)

Adds an unused part to the factory.

This method is typically used to recycle parts that are no longer needed, allowing them to be reused in future voxel partitions.

Parameters:

part - the unused part to add