multilinkedlistnode.java

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package org.drools.util;

/**
 * MultiLinkedListNode
 * This is a specialization of the LinkedListNode that also keeps reference to 
 * a child node (that might me member of another LinkedList) and the containing
 * LinkedList.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Edson Tirelli</a>
 *
 * Created: 12/02/2006
 */
public interface MultiLinkedListNode
    extends
    LinkedListNode {

    /**
     * Returns the child node
     * @return
     *      The child LinkedListNode
     */
    public MultiLinkedListNode getChild();

    /**
     * Sets the child node 
     * @param child
     *      The child LinkedListNode
     */
    public void setChild(MultiLinkedListNode child);

    /**
     * Returns the containing LinkedList
     * @return
     *      The containing LinkedList
     */
    public LinkedList getOuterList();

    /**
     * Sets the containing LinkedList 
     * @param list
     *      The containing LinkedListNode
     */
    public void setOuterList(LinkedList list);

}