## org.apache.commons.configuration.tree
Class NodeAddData

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.NodeAddData

    public class NodeAddData

extends Object

A simple data class used by ``ExpressionEngine`` to store the results of the `prepareAdd()` operation.

If a new property is to be added to a configuration, the affected `Configuration` object must know, where in its hierarchy of configuration nodes new elements have to be added. This information is obtained by an `ExpressionEngine` object that interprets the key of the new property. This expression engine will pack all information necessary for the configuration to perform the add operation in an instance of this class.

Information managed by this class contains:

- the configuration node, to which new elements must be added
- the name of the new node
- whether the new node is a child node or an attribute node
- if a whole branch is to be added at once, the names of all nodes between the parent node (the target of the add operation) and the new node

Since:
  1.3
Author:
  Oliver Heger

Constructor Summary
`NodeAddData()` Creates a new, uninitialized instance of `NodeAddData`.
`NodeAddData(ConfigurationNode parent, String nodeName)` Creates a new instance of `NodeAddData` and sets the most important data fields.

Method Summary
`void` `addPathNode(String nodeName)` Adds the name of a path node.
`String` `getNewNodeName()` Returns the name of the new node.
`ConfigurationNode` `getParent()` Returns the parent node.
`List` `getPathNodes()` Returns a list with further nodes that must be added.
`boolean` `isAttribute()` Returns a flag if the new node to be added is an attribute.
`void` `setAttribute(boolean attribute)` Sets the attribute flag.
`void` `setNewNodeName(String newNodeName)` Sets the name of the new node.
`void` `setParent(ConfigurationNode parent)` Sets the parent node.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### NodeAddData

    public NodeAddData()

  Creates a new, uninitialized instance of `NodeAddData`.

### NodeAddData

    public NodeAddData(ConfigurationNode parent,
                       String nodeName)

  Creates a new instance of `NodeAddData` and sets the most important data fields.

  Parameters:
    `parent` - the parent node
    `nodeName` - the name of the new node

Method Detail

### isAttribute

    public boolean isAttribute()

  Returns a flag if the new node to be added is an attribute.

  Returns:
    true for an attribute node, false for a child node

### setAttribute

    public void setAttribute(boolean attribute)

  Sets the attribute flag. This flag determines whether an attribute or a child node will be added.

  Parameters:
    `attribute` - the attribute flag

### getNewNodeName

    public String getNewNodeName()

  Returns the name of the new node.

  Returns:
    the new node's name

### setNewNodeName

    public void setNewNodeName(String newNodeName)

  Sets the name of the new node. A node with this name will be added to the configuration's node hierarchy.

  Parameters:
    `newNodeName` - the name of the new node

### getParent

    public ConfigurationNode getParent()

  Returns the parent node.

  Returns:
    the parent node

### setParent

    public void setParent(ConfigurationNode parent)

  Sets the parent node. New nodes will be added to this node.

  Parameters:
    `parent` - the parent node

### getPathNodes

    public List getPathNodes()

  Returns a list with further nodes that must be added. This is needed if a complete branch is to be added at once. For instance imagine that there exists only a node `database`. Now the key `database.connection.settings.username` (assuming the syntax of the default expression engine) is to be added. Then `username` is the name of the new node, but the nodes `connection` and `settings` must be added to the parent node first. In this example these names would be returned by this method.

  Returns:
    a list with the names of nodes that must be added as parents of the new node (never null)

### addPathNode

    public void addPathNode(String nodeName)

  Adds the name of a path node. With this method an additional node to be added can be defined.

  Parameters:
    `nodeName` - the name of the node
  See Also:
    `getPathNodes()`

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