TopologyDescription.Source (streams 2.6.1.752-eep-922 API)

All Superinterfaces:

TopologyDescription.Node

All Known Implementing Classes:

InternalTopologyBuilder.Source

Enclosing interface:

TopologyDescription
```
public static interface TopologyDescription.Source
extends TopologyDescription.Node
```
A source node of a topology.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.regex.Pattern`	`topicPattern()`	The pattern used to match topic names that is reading from.
`java.lang.String`	`topics()`	Deprecated. use `topicSet()` or `topicPattern()` instead
`java.util.Set<java.lang.String>`	`topicSet()`	The topic names this source node is reading from.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.kafka.streams.TopologyDescription.Node
name, predecessors, successors

- Method Detail
  - topics
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String topics()
```
    Deprecated.
    use topicSet() or topicPattern() instead
    
    The topic names this source node is reading from.
    
    Returns:
    
    comma separated list of topic names or pattern (as String)
  - topicSet
```
java.util.Set<java.lang.String> topicSet()
```
    The topic names this source node is reading from.
    
    Returns:
    
    a set of topic names
  - topicPattern
```
java.util.regex.Pattern topicPattern()
```
    The pattern used to match topic names that is reading from.
    
    Returns:
    
    the pattern used to match topic names