org.nodal.model
Interface AnchorNode

All Superinterfaces:

Node

public interface AnchorNode

extends Node

A Node that is formed by reference (via Paths) to some other Node.

Author:

leei

Method Summary

Path	contextPath() The Path to the anchor's context.
Node	target() The target Node of this anchor.
Path	targetPath() The Path to the anchor's target Node.

Methods inherited from interface org.nodal.model.Node

asAnchor, asMapNode, asRecordNode, asSequenceNode, bareNode, capability, content, edit, editMap, editRecord, editSequence, history, id, path, repository, type

Method Detail

contextPath

public Path contextPath()

The Path to the anchor's context. If the targetPath() is an absolute Path, then this may be null.

Returns:

the context of this anchor as a Path

targetPath

public Path targetPath()

The Path to the anchor's target Node. This Path may be either absolute or relative. If it is relative, then the contextPath() must be a non-null absolute Path.

Returns:

the Path to the target Node for this anchor

target

public Node target()

The target Node of this anchor.

Returns:

the target Node of this anchor.