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| /* |
| * $Id: ExpressionNode.java,v 1.1.2.1 2005/08/01 01:30:15 jeffsuttor Exp $ |
| */ |
| package com.sun.org.apache.xpath.internal; |
| |
| import javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator; |
| |
| /** |
| * A class that implements this interface can construct expressions, |
| * give information about child and parent expressions, |
| * and give the originating source information. A class that implements |
| * this interface does not lay any claim to being directly executable. |
| * |
| * <p>Note: This interface should not be considered stable. Only exprSetParent |
| * and exprGetParent can be counted on to work reliably. Work in progress.</p> |
| */ |
| public interface ExpressionNode extends SourceLocator |
| { |
| /** This pair of methods are used to inform the node of its |
| parent. */ |
| public void exprSetParent(ExpressionNode n); |
| public ExpressionNode exprGetParent(); |
| |
| /** This method tells the node to add its argument to the node's |
| list of children. */ |
| public void exprAddChild(ExpressionNode n, int i); |
| |
| /** This method returns a child node. The children are numbered |
| from zero, left to right. */ |
| public ExpressionNode exprGetChild(int i); |
| |
| /** Return the number of children the node has. */ |
| public int exprGetNumChildren(); |
| } |