001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-present Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
005     * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
006     * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
007     * any later version.
008     *
009     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
010     * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
011     * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
012     * details.
013     */
014    
015    package com.liferay.portal.kernel.xml;
016    
017    import aQute.bnd.annotation.ProviderType;
018    
019    import java.io.Serializable;
020    
021    import java.util.List;
022    
023    /**
024     * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
025     */
026    @ProviderType
027    public interface XPath extends Serializable {
028    
029            public boolean booleanValueOf(Object context);
030    
031            public Object evaluate(Object context);
032    
033            public String getText();
034    
035            public boolean matches(Node node);
036    
037            public Number numberValueOf(Object context);
038    
039            public List<Node> selectNodes(Object context);
040    
041            public List<Node> selectNodes(Object context, XPath sortXPath);
042    
043            public List<Node> selectNodes(
044                    Object context, XPath sortXPath, boolean distinct);
045    
046            public Node selectSingleNode(Object context);
047    
048            public void sort(List<Node> nodes);
049    
050            public void sort(List<Node> nodes, boolean distinct);
051    
052            public String valueOf(Object context);
053    
054    }