org.exist.client.xacml
Interface NodeContainer

All Superinterfaces:

NodeChangeListener, XACMLTreeNode

All Known Subinterfaces:

PolicyElementContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNodeContainer, AbstractPolicyNode, PolicyElementNode, PolicyNode, PolicySetNode, RootNode, RuleNode

public interface NodeContainer
extends NodeChangeListener, XACMLTreeNode

Method Summary

XACMLTreeNode	getChild(int index) Gets the child at the specified index.
int	getChildCount() Gets the number of children of this element.
int	indexOfChild(Object child) Gets the index of a particular child.

Methods inherited from interface org.exist.client.xacml.NodeChangeListener

nodeAdded, nodeChanged, nodeRemoved

Methods inherited from interface org.exist.client.xacml.XACMLTreeNode

commit, getParent, isModified, revert, serialize, setModified

Method Detail

getChildCount

int getChildCount()

Gets the number of children of this element. Children should include the target of this element, the condition of a rule, child policies or policy sets of a policy set, or child rules of a policy.

Returns:

the number of children

getChild

XACMLTreeNode getChild(int index)

Gets the child at the specified index. Children may include the target of this element, the condition of a rule, child policies or policy sets of a policy set, or child rules of a policy.

Parameters:

index - The child's position

Returns:

the child

indexOfChild

int indexOfChild(Object child)

Gets the index of a particular child. This operates on reference equality, not equals.

Parameters:

child - The child to obtain the index of

Returns:

The child's index, or -1 if it is not a child of this policy element