/**Node for a generic singly linked list*/
public class Node<E> implements Comparable<Node<E>>{

    private E element;
    private Node<E> next;
	
    /**Creates a node with null references to its element and next node*/
    public Node(){this(null,null);}
	
    /** Creates a node with the given element and next node */
    public Node(E element, Node<E> next){
	this.element = element;
	this.next = next;
    }

    public E getElement(){return element;}

    public void setElement(E element){this.element = element;}

    public Node<E> getNext(){return next;}

    public void setNext(Node<E> next){this.next = next;}

    public String toString(){return element.toString();}
    //
    // class E must have a toString method
    //

    public int compareTo(Node<E> node){return 1;} // element.compareTo(node.getElement());}
}