Namespace cytoscape

cy --> Cy.Core the core

eles --> Cy.Collection a collection of one or more elements (nodes and edges)

ele --> Cy.Singular a collection of a single element (node or edge)

node --> Cy.NodeSingular a collection of a single node

nodes -> Cy.NodeCollection a collection of one or more nodes

edge --> Cy.EdgeSingular a collection of a single edge

edges -> Cy.EdgeCollection a collection of one or more edges

The library makes a distinction between input and output parameters due to the dynamic behaviour of the Cytoscape library.

For a input parameter it will always expect:

• Cy.Collection The input can be any element (node and edge) collection.
• Cy.NodeCollection The input must be a node collection.
• Cy.EdgeCollection The input must be a edge collection.
• Cy.Singular The input must be a single element.
• Cy.NodeSingular The inut must be a single node.
• Cy.EdgeSingular The input must be a single edge.

For a output of a function it will always give:

• Cy.CollectionElements The output is a collection of node and edge elements OR single element.
• Cy.EdgeCollection The output is a collection of edge elements OR single edge.
• Cy.NodeCollection The output is a collection of node elements OR single node.

A number of interfaces contain nothing as they server to collect interfaces.