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package javax.validation;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface Path extends Iterable<Path.Node> {

    interface Node {
        String getName();

        boolean isInIterable();

        Integer getIndex();

        Object getKey();

        // @since 1.1

        ElementKind getKind();

        <T extends Node> T as(Class<T> nodeType);
    }

    // @since 1.1

    interface MethodNode extends Node {
        List<Class<?>> getParameterTypes();
    }

    interface ConstructorNode extends Node {
        List<Class<?>> getParameterTypes();
    }

    interface ReturnValueNode extends Node {
    }

    interface ParameterNode extends Node {
        int getParameterIndex();
    }

    interface CrossParameterNode extends Node {
    }

    interface BeanNode extends Node {
    }

    interface PropertyNode extends Node {
    }
}