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Spoon is a tool for meta-programming, analysis and transformation of Java programs.
/*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: (MIT OR CECILL-C)
*
* Copyright (C) 2006-2023 INRIA and contributors
*
* Spoon is available either under the terms of the MIT License (see LICENSE-MIT.txt) or the Cecill-C License (see LICENSE-CECILL-C.txt). You as the user are entitled to choose the terms under which to adopt Spoon.
*/
package spoon.processing;
/**
* This enumeration defines the traversal strategies available for a processor.
*
* @see spoon.processing.Processor#getTraversalStrategy()
*/
public enum TraversalStrategy {
/**
* When this strategy is selected, the processor will traverse the parent
* elements before the children. This implies that if the processor adds new
* elements to a given model sub-tree, these new elements will be processed
* too. This strategy can easily lead to complex processing behavior, so it
* is to be used with care.
*/
PRE_ORDER,
/**
* When this strategy is selected, the processor will traverse the child
* elements before the parents. This implies that child elements that are
* removed by a processor will still be processed before they are removed.
*/
POST_ORDER
}