/**
 * Represents a node in a linked  list.  Each node contains an element and a
 * reference to the next node in the list.
 *
 * @author Nathan Sprague (April 2010)
 * @author Alyce Brady (most recently in September 2025)
 * @author Your Name
 * @version The Date
 */
public class K_LLNode<T>
{
	private T element; 
	private K_LLNode<T> next;

	/**
	 * Creates an empty node. 
	 */
	public K_LLNode()
        {
            this.element = null;
            this.next = null;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a node with an element. 
	 * @param element - the element that the node will contain
	 */
	public K_LLNode(T element)
        {
            this.element = element;
            this.next = null;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the element contained in this node. 
	 * @return
	 */
	public T getElement()
        {
            return this.element;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the element contained in this node. 
	 * @param elem - the element to be stored at this node
	 */
	public void setElement(T elem)
        {
            this.element = elem;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the next node in the list. 
	 * @return
	 */
	public K_LLNode<T> getNext()
        {
            return this.next;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the next node reference for this node. 
	 * @param next - The node that will follow this node.
	 */
	public void setNext(K_LLNode<T> nextNode)
        {
            this.next = nextNode;
	}

}