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package com.hazelcast.query.impl.predicates;
import com.hazelcast.query.Predicate;
/**
* Interface for predicates which operate on an array of sub-predicates.
* Implementations of this interface must include a default no-args constructor.
* If a {@code CompoundPredicate} is also a {@link VisitablePredicate}, taking into account
* the immutability requirements for {@code VisitablePredicate}s, {@link #setPredicates(Predicate[])} should
* throw an {@code IllegalStateException} when invoked on a {@code CompoundStatement} whose sub-predicates
* have already been set.
*/
public interface CompoundPredicate {
/**
* An array of predicates which compose this predicate.
* @return array of predicates which will be applied by this predicate
*/
Predicate[] getPredicates();
/**
* Set the sub-predicates of this {@code CompoundPredicate}. If a predicate should be treated as effectively
* immutable, such as a {@link VisitablePredicate}, it is advised that this method throws
* {@link IllegalStateException} when sub-predicates have already been defined.
* @param predicates
* @param
* @param
*/
void setPredicates(Predicate[] predicates);
}