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package javafx.css;

import java.util.List;

import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.collections.ObservableSet;
import javafx.scene.Node;

/**
 * Styleable comprises the minimal interface required for an object to be styled by CSS.
 * @see CSS Reference Guide
 * @since JavaFX 8.0
 */
public interface Styleable {

    /**
     * The type of this {@code Styleable} that is to be used in selector matching.
     * This is analogous to an "element" in HTML.
     * (CSS Type Selector).
     * @return the type of this {@code Styleable}
     */
    String getTypeSelector();

    /**
     * The id of this {@code Styleable}. This simple string identifier is useful for
     * finding a specific Node within the scene graph. While the id of a Node
     * should be unique within the scene graph, this uniqueness is not enforced.
     * This is analogous to the "id" attribute on an HTML element
     * (CSS ID Specification).
     * 
     * For example, if a Node is given the id of "myId", then the lookup method can
     * be used to find this node as follows: scene.lookup("#myId");.
     * 
     * @return the id of this {@code Styleable}
     */
    String getId();

    /**
     * A list of String identifiers which can be used to logically group
     * Nodes, specifically for an external style engine. This variable is
     * analogous to the "class" attribute on an HTML element and, as such,
     * each element of the list is a style class to which this Node belongs.
     *
     * @return a list of String identifiers which can be used to logically group
     * Nodes, specifically for an external style engine
     * @see CSS3 class selectors
     */
   ObservableList getStyleClass();

    /**
     * A string representation of the CSS style associated with this
     * specific {@code Node}. This is analogous to the "style" attribute of an
     * HTML element. Note that, like the HTML style attribute, this
     * variable contains style properties and values and not the
     * selector portion of a style rule.
     * @return a string representation of the CSS style associated with this
     * specific {@code Node}
     */
   String getStyle();

    /**
     * The CssMetaData of this Styleable. This may be returned as
     * an unmodifiable list.
     *
     * @return the CssMetaData
     */
    List> getCssMetaData();

    /**
     * Return the parent of this Styleable, or null if there is no parent.
     * @return the parent of this Styleable, or null if there is no parent
     */
    Styleable getStyleableParent();

    /**
     * Return the pseudo-class state of this Styleable. CSS assumes this set is read-only.
     * @return the pseudo-class state
     */
    ObservableSet getPseudoClassStates();

    /**
     * Returns the Node that represents this Styleable object. This method should be overridden
     * in cases where the Styleable is not itself a Node, so that it may optionally
     * return the relevant root node representation of itself. By default this method returns
     * null, which can mean that either the Styleable itself is a Node, or if that is not
     * the case, that the Styleable does not have a node representation available at the
     * time of request.
     *
     * @return the Node that represents this Styleable object
     * @since 9
     */
    default Node getStyleableNode() {
        return null;
    }
}