CriteriaNode (org.refcodes:refcodes-criteria 1.3.4 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Criteria, org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor

All Known Subinterfaces:

AndCriteria, IntersectWithCriteria, NotCriteria, OrCriteria, SingleCriteriaNode

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCriteriaNode, AbstractSingleCriteriaNode
```
public interface CriteriaNode
extends Criteria
```
A CriteriaNode tree node may represent a logical AND or a logical OR or a logical NOT applied on the node's children Criteria (CriteriaNode instances and CriteriaLeaf instances).

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

steiner

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor
  org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor.NameProperty

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addChild(Criteria aChild)`	Adds a child `Criteria` to the `CriteriaNode`.
`java.util.List<Criteria>`	`getChildren()`	Returns the list of child `Criteria` instances contained in the `CriteriaNode`.

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.NameAccessor
getName

- Method Detail
  - getChildren
```
java.util.List<Criteria> getChildren()
```
    Returns the list of child Criteria instances contained in the CriteriaNode.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Criteria instances contained in the CriteriaNode.
  - addChild
```
void addChild(Criteria aChild)
       throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
              java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Adds a child Criteria to the CriteriaNode. In case a specialized CriteriaNode applies constraints on the number or type of Criteria which may be added, an according exception may be thrown. For example the SingleCriteriaNode applies constraints on this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aChild - The child Criteria to be added.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - In case constraints in terms of state are violated, implementation depended.
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - In case constraints in terms of argument are violated, implementation depended.