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package org.apache.tika.sax.xpath;

/**
 * XPath element matcher. A matcher instance encapsulates a specific
 * state in XPath evaluation.
 */
public class Matcher {

    /**
     * State of a failed XPath evaluation, where nothing is matched.
     * This matcher instance is used as a sentinel object whenever an
     * XPath evaluation branch fails.
     */
    public static final Matcher FAIL = new Matcher();

    /**
     * Returns the XPath evaluation state that results from descending
     * to a child element with the given name.
     *
     * @param namespace element namespace or null
     * @param name element name
     * @return next XPath evaluation state
     */
    public Matcher descend(String namespace, String name) {
        return FAIL;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the XPath expression matches
     * the element associated with this evaluation state.
     *
     * @return XPath evaluation state for this element
     */
    public boolean matchesElement() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the XPath expression matches the named
     * attribute of the element associated with this evaluation state.
     *
     * @param namespace attribute namespace or null
     * @param name attribute name
     * @return XPath evaluation state for named attribute of this element
     */
    public boolean matchesAttribute(String namespace, String name) {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the XPath expression matches all text
     * nodes whose parent is the element associated with this evaluation
     * state.
     *
     * @return XPath evaluation state for text children of this element
     */
    public boolean matchesText() {
        return false;
    }

}