1 /*
2 * $Header: /home/projects/jaxen/scm/jaxen/src/java/main/org/jaxen/expr/Predicated.java,v 1.9 2006/11/08 18:07:25 elharo Exp $
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45 * $Id: Predicated.java,v 1.9 2006/11/08 18:07:25 elharo Exp $
46 */
47
48
49
50 package org.jaxen.expr;
51
52 import java.io.Serializable;
53 import java.util.List;
54
55 /***
56 * Interface for objects which can have one or more predicates.
57 *
58 */
59 public interface Predicated extends Serializable
60 {
61 /***
62 * Add an additional predicate to this object.
63 *
64 * @param predicate the predicate to add
65 */
66 void addPredicate(Predicate predicate);
67
68
69 /***
70 * Returns a possibly empty list of predicates.
71 *
72 * @return the list of predicates
73 */
74 List getPredicates();
75
76
77 /***
78 * Returns a possibly empty set of predicates.
79 *
80 * @return the set of predicates
81 */
82 PredicateSet getPredicateSet();
83 }