Groovy 1.7.10

## groovy.util
[Java] Class Node

    java.lang.Object
      groovy.util.Node

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

    public class Node
    extends Object

Represents an arbitrary tree node which can be used for structured metadata or any arbitrary XML-like tree. A node can have a name, a value and an optional Map of attributes. Typically the name is a String and a value is either a String or a List of other Nodes, though the types are extensible to provide a flexible structure, e.g. you could use a QName as the name which includes a namespace URI and a local name. Or a JMX ObjectName etc. So this class can represent metadata like `{foo a=1 b="abc"}` or nested metadata like `{foo a=1 b="123" { bar x=12 text="hello" }}`

Authors:
  James Strachan
  Paul King

Version:
  \$Revision: 19451 \$

Constructor Summary
`Node(Node parent, Object name)` Creates a new Node named `name` and if a parent is supplied, adds the newly created node as a child of the parent.
`Node(Node parent, Object name, Object value)` Creates a new Node named `name` with value `value` and if a parent is supplied, adds the newly created node as a child of the parent.
`Node(Node parent, Object name, Map attributes)` Creates a new Node named `name` with attributes specified in the `attributes` Map.
`Node(Node parent, Object name, Map attributes, Object value)` Creates a new Node named `name` with value `value` and with attributes specified in the `attributes` Map.

Method Summary
`boolean` | `append(Node child)`
`Node` | `appendNode(Object name, Map attributes)`
`Node` | `appendNode(Object name)`
`Node` | `appendNode(Object name, Object value)`
`Node` | `appendNode(Object name, Map attributes, Object value)`
`Object` | `attribute(Object key)`
`Map` | `attributes()`
`List` | `breadthFirst()` Provide a collection of all the nodes in the tree using a breadth-first traversal.
`List` | `children()`
`List` | `depthFirst()` Provide a collection of all the nodes in the tree using a depth first traversal.
`Object` | `get(String key)` Provides lookup of elements by non-namespaced name
`NodeList` | `getAt(QName name)` Provides lookup of elements by QName.
`Iterator` | `iterator()`
`Object` | `name()`
`Node` | `parent()`
`void` | `plus(Closure c)`
`void` | `print(PrintWriter out)`
`boolean` | `remove(Node child)`
`Node` | `replaceNode(Closure c)`
`protected static void` | `setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass, Class nodeClass)`
`void` | `setValue(Object value)`
`String` | `text()`
`String` | `toString()`
`Object` | `value()`

Methods inherited from class Object
wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll

Constructor Detail

### Node

    public Node(Node parent, Object name)

  Creates a new Node named `name` and if a parent is supplied, adds the newly created node as a child of the parent.
  Parameters:
    `parent` - the parent node or null if no parent
    `name` - the name of the node

### Node

    public Node(Node parent, Object name, Object value)

  Creates a new Node named `name` with value `value` and if a parent is supplied, adds the newly created node as a child of the parent.
  Parameters:
    `parent` - the parent node or null if no parent
    `name` - the name of the node
    `value` - the Node value, e.g. some text but in general any Object

### Node

    public Node(Node parent, Object name, Map attributes)

  Creates a new Node named `name` with attributes specified in the `attributes` Map. If a parent is supplied, the newly created node is added as a child of the parent.
  Parameters:
    `parent` - the parent node or null if no parent
    `name` - the name of the node
    `attributes` - a Map of name-value pairs

### Node

    public Node(Node parent, Object name, Map attributes, Object value)

  Creates a new Node named `name` with value `value` and with attributes specified in the `attributes` Map. If a parent is supplied, the newly created node is added as a child of the parent.
  Parameters:
    `parent` - the parent node or null if no parent
    `name` - the name of the node
    `attributes` - a Map of name-value pairs
    `value` - the Node value, e.g. some text but in general any Object

Method Detail

### append

    public boolean append(Node child)

### appendNode

    public Node appendNode(Object name, Map attributes)

### appendNode

    public Node appendNode(Object name)

### appendNode

    public Node appendNode(Object name, Object value)

### appendNode

    public Node appendNode(Object name, Map attributes, Object value)

### attribute

    public Object attribute(Object key)

### attributes

    public Map attributes()

### breadthFirst

    public List breadthFirst()

  Provide a collection of all the nodes in the tree using a breadth-first traversal.
  Returns:
    the list of (breadth-first) ordered nodes

### children

    public List children()

### depthFirst

    public List depthFirst()

  Provide a collection of all the nodes in the tree using a depth first traversal.
  Returns:
    the list of (depth-first) ordered nodes

### get

    public Object get(String key)

  Provides lookup of elements by non-namespaced name
  Parameters:
    `key` - the name (or shortcut key) of the node(s) of interest
  Returns:
    the nodes which match key

### getAt

    public NodeList getAt(QName name)

  Provides lookup of elements by QName.
  Parameters:
    `name` - the QName of interest
  Returns:
    the nodes matching name

### iterator

    public Iterator iterator()

### name

    public Object name()

### parent

    public Node parent()

### plus

    public void plus(Closure c)

### print

    public void print(PrintWriter out)

### remove

    public boolean remove(Node child)

### replaceNode

    public Node replaceNode(Closure c)

### setMetaClass

    protected static void setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass, Class nodeClass)

### setValue

    public void setValue(Object value)

### text

    public String text()

### toString

    public String toString()

### value

    public Object value()

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