/* Generated By:JJTree: Do not edit this line. Node.java */

package org.geotools.filter.parser;

/* All AST nodes must implement this interface.  It provides basic
   machinery for constructing the parent and child relationships
 * @source $URL: http://svn.geotools.org/geotools/tags/2.4.1/modules/library/main/modified-src/org/geotools/filter/parser/Node.java $
   between nodes. */

public interface Node {
    
  public void dispose();
  
  public Token getToken();
  
  public int getType();

  /** This method is called after the node has been made the current
    node.  It indicates that child nodes can now be added to it. */
  public void jjtOpen();

  /** This method is called after all the child nodes have been
    added. */
  public void jjtClose();

  /** This pair of methods are used to inform the node of its
    parent. */
  public void jjtSetParent(Node n);
  public Node jjtGetParent();

  /** This method tells the node to add its argument to the node's
    list of children.  */
  public void jjtAddChild(Node n, int i);

  /** This method returns a child node.  The children are numbered
     from zero, left to right. */
  public Node jjtGetChild(int i);

  /** Return the number of children the node has. */
  public int jjtGetNumChildren();

  /** Accept the visitor. **/
  public Object jjtAccept(ExpressionParserVisitor visitor, Object data);
}
