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3    *
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10   *
11   *
12   * 
13   */
14  
15  package com.liferay.portal.kernel.xml;
16  
17  import java.util.List;
18  
19  /**
20   * <a href="XPath.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
21   *
22   * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
23   */
24  public interface XPath {
25  
26      public boolean booleanValueOf(Object context);
27  
28      public Object evaluate(Object context);
29  
30      public String getText();
31  
32      public boolean matches(Node node);
33  
34      public Number numberValueOf(Object context);
35  
36      public List<Node> selectNodes(Object context);
37  
38      public List<Node> selectNodes(Object context, XPath sortXPath);
39  
40      public List<Node> selectNodes(
41          Object context, XPath sortXPath, boolean distinct);
42  
43      public Node selectSingleNode(Object context);
44  
45      public void sort(List<Node> nodes);
46  
47      public void sort(List<Node> nodes, boolean distinct);
48  
49      public String valueOf(Object context);
50  
51  }