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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common;
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import java.util.Collection;
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import java.util.List;
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import org.hibernate.event.spi.SaveOrUpdateEventListener;
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/**
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* Common interface for all tree data structures supporting tree indexing.
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* Mainly used by {@link SaveOrUpdateEventListener} to update the indices.
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*
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* @author a.mueller
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*
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public interface ITreeNode<T extends ITreeNode<T>> extends ICdmBase {
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//Constants
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//the separator used in the tree index to separate the id's of the parent nodes
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public static final String separator = "#";
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//The prefix used in the tree index for the id of the tree itself
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public static final String treePrefix = "t";
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//METHODS
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* Returns the tree index of this tree node.
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* @return the tree index
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public String treeIndex();
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* Returns the parent node of this node.
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* node is a root node.
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* @return
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public ITreeNode<T> getParent();
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* Sets the tree index of this node.
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public void setTreeIndex(String newTreeIndex);
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* Returns all direct child nodes of this node.
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* {@link List lists} the return type of this method may change
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* @deprecated return type may become {@link Collection} in future
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public List<T> getChildNodes();
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}
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