build a hybrid tree of fruits

Ok so I have these interfaces and classes:

Code:

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interface Tree extends Cloneable { int size(); }
class Fruit implements Tree {
@Override public int size() {

return this.size();

}
}
class Branch implements Tree {
private List<Tree> children = new LinkedList<Tree>();
public List<Tree> getChildren() { return Collections.unmodifiableList(children); }
public void addChild(Tree tree) { children.add(tree); }
@Override public int size() {

int size = 0;
for(Tree tree: children) size += tree.size();
return size;

}
}
class Mango extends Fruit { /* intentionally left empty */ }
class Peach extends Fruit { /* intentionally left empty */ }

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And I need to create code that structures this type of hybrid tree:

the trunk (main branch) of the tree

a branch with two mangoes

another branch with

a (sub)branch with two mangoes

one peach

I got the first part:

Branch trunk = new Branch();

But not sure how to code the next parts, can anyone help me with this?

trunk.addChild(new Mango()) ?

So would it make sense to nest all the banches together:

Code:

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Branch trunk = new Branch(){
        trunk.addChild(new Mango());
        trunk.addChild(new Mango()){
                Branch trunk2 = new Branch(){
                trunk2.addChild(new Mango());
                trunk2.addChild(new Mango());
                trunk2.addChild(new Peach());
                }
        }
}

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Does this look like it would work to output this:

the trunk (main branch) of the tree

a branch with two mangoes

another branch with

a (sub)branch with two mangoes

one peach

idk what you tried in the code above, but i would simply do it like this:

Code:

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class Tree { List<Branch> branches; addBranch(Branch b) }
class Branch { List<Branch> subBranches; addFruit(Fruit f) addBranch(Branch b) }
class Fruit
class Mango extends Fruit
class Apple extends Fruit

Tree t = new Tree();

Branch b1 = new Branch();
b1.addFruit(new Mango());
b1.addFruit(new Mango());
t.addBranch(b1);

Branch b2 = new Branch();
b2.addFruit(new Mango());

Branch sub = new Branch();
sub.addFruit(new Mango());
sub.addFruit(new Mango());

b2.addBranch(sub);

t.addBranch(b2);

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Hope it helps!!!

thanks jojo for your reply, this is helpful. just wondering though I see that you re-instantiated the class I indicated before. My original Tree is an interface that extends Cloneable, if you were to use my original set up, would the output code you indicated still be the same? Or would there be changes?

Should work fine: Cloneable (Java 2 Platform SE v1.4.2)

Ok Jojo, thanks for confirming, so since you have been such a great help, I thought maybe you can help me further, so with this, I have this example:

Cluster c1 = new Cluster(); c1.setChild(new Mango()); c1.setMultiplier(3);
Cluster c2 = new Cluster(); c2.setChild(new Peach()); c2.setMultiplier(5);
Branch trunk = new Branch(); trunk.addChild(c1); trunk.addChild(c2);

and I need to implement this class that would make the example work:

Code:

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class Cluster implements Tree {



public void setChild(Tree child) {

}
public Tree getChild() {

}
public void setMultiplier(int howmany) {

}
public int getMultiplier() {

}
@Override public int size() {

}
@Override public Cluster clone() {
// make this a deep clone also

}
}

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Can you help me build these methods out properly? I would be most appreciative.