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/*
  (c) Copyright 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
  [See end of file]
  $Id: TripleMatch.java,v 1.1 2009/06/29 08:55:45 castagna Exp $
*/

package com.hp.hpl.jena.graph;

/**
    Interface for triple matching; may become obsolete. do not assume this is
    stable. Triple matches are defined by subject, predicate, and object, and
    may be converted to triples [which in fact subsume the work of TripleMatch].
    
    @author Jeremy Carroll
    @author kers
*/
public interface TripleMatch {
    
    /** If it is known that all triples selected by this filter will
     *  have a common subject, return that node, otherwise return null */    
    Node getMatchSubject();
    
    /** If it is known that all triples selected by this match will
     *  have a common predicate, return that node, otherwise return null */
    Node getMatchPredicate();
    
    /** If it is known that all triples selected by this match will
     *  have a common object, return that node, otherwise return null */
    Node getMatchObject();

    /**
        Answer a Triple capturing this match.
    */
    Triple asTriple();
}

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