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| package org.apache.directory.server.core.partition.tree; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * An interface for nodes in a tree designed to quickly lookup partitions. |
| * Branch nodes in this tree contain other nodes. Leaf nodes in the tree |
| * contain a referrence to a partition whose suffix is the path through the |
| * nodes of the tree from the root. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a> |
| */ |
| public interface Node |
| { |
| /** |
| * Tells if the implementation is a leaf node. If it's a branch node |
| * then false is returned. |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if the class is a leaf node, false otherwise. |
| */ |
| boolean isLeaf(); |
| } |