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package org.jaxen.expr;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Represents an XPath location path such as //foo/bar
* or pre:baz[position()=last()]
.
* This is production 1 in the
* XPath 1.0 specification:
*
* [1] LocationPath ::= RelativeLocationPath
* | AbsoluteLocationPath
*
*/
@SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes"})
public interface LocationPath extends Expr
{
/**
* Add the next step to this location path.
*
* @param step
*/
void addStep(Step step);
/**
* Returns the ordered list of steps in this location path.
* This list may be live.
*
* @return the ordered list of steps in this location path
*/
List getSteps();
/**
* Returns true if this is an absolute location path; false if it isn't.
* Absolute location paths all begiune with /
* or //
.
*
* @return true if this is an absol;ute location path; false if it isn't
*/
boolean isAbsolute();
}