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package javax.swing.tree;
import java.util.Enumeration;
/**
* A tree node.
*
* @author Andrew Selkirk
*/
public interface TreeNode
{
/**
* Returns the parent node for this tree node, or <code>null</code> if this
* node has no parent.
*
* @return The parent node (possibly <code>null</code>).
*/
TreeNode getParent();
/**
* Returns the index of the specified child node, or -1 if the node is not
* in fact a child of this node.
*
* @param node the node (<code>null</code> not permitted).
*
* @return The index of the specified child node, or -1.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>node</code> is <code>null</code>.
*/
int getIndex(TreeNode node);
/**
* Returns the child node at the given index.
*
* @param index the index (in the range <code>0</code> to
* <code>getChildCount() - 1</code>).
*
* @return The child node at the given index.
*/
TreeNode getChildAt(int index);
/**
* Returns the number of children for this node.
*
* @return The number of children for this node.
*/
int getChildCount();
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this node allows children, and
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
*
* @return A boolean.
*/
boolean getAllowsChildren();
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this node is a leaf node, and
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
*
* @return A boolean.
*/
boolean isLeaf();
/**
* Returns an enumeration of the children of this node, or an empty
* enumeration if this node has no children.
*
* @return An enumeration of the children of this node.
*/
Enumeration children();
}