SparseEntry (QDL root module 1.5.6 API)

java.lang.Object
- edu.uiuc.ncsa.qdl.variables.SparseEntry

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable
```
public class SparseEntry
extends Object
implements Comparable, Serializable
```
Comparable entries for sparse entries. This contains the index and the actual entry itself. You can get this using QDLList.first() and QDLList.last().
Created by Jeff Gaynor
on 2/20/20 at 8:35 AM

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

BigInteger bigIndex

Object entry

long index

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`SparseEntry(long index)`	Useful for making index entries, i.e., checking is an element is at a certain index but not caring about the entry (which we never do, since we are modelling lists with these).
`SparseEntry(long index, Object entry)`
`SparseEntry(BigInteger index, Object entry)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

int compareTo(Object o)

boolean equals(Object obj)

String toString()
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - index
```
public long index
```
  - entry
```
public Object entry
```
  - bigIndex
```
public BigInteger bigIndex
```
- Constructor Detail
  - SparseEntry
```
public SparseEntry(long index)
```
    Useful for making index entries, i.e., checking is an element is at a certain index but not caring about the entry (which we never do, since we are modelling lists with these).
    
    Parameters:
    
    index -
  - SparseEntry
```
public SparseEntry(long index,
                   Object entry)
```
  - SparseEntry
```
public SparseEntry(BigInteger index,
                   Object entry)
```
- Method Detail
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(Object o)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object