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package org.apache.batik.css.engine;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

/**
 * An interface for DOM classes that can be navigated for CSS selector
 * matching and cascade computation.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:cam%40mcc%2eid%2eau">Cameron McCormack</a>
 * @version $Id: CSSNavigableNode.java 475477 2006-11-15 22:44:28Z cam $
 */
public interface CSSNavigableNode {

    /**
     * Returns the CSS parent node of this node.
     */
    Node getCSSParentNode();

    /**
     * Returns the CSS previous sibling node of this node.
     */
    Node getCSSPreviousSibling();

    /**
     * Returns the CSS next sibling node of this node.
     */
    Node getCSSNextSibling();

    /**
     * Returns the CSS first child node of this node.
     */
    Node getCSSFirstChild();

    /**
     * Returns the CSS last child of this node.
     */
    Node getCSSLastChild();

    /**
     * Returns whether this node is the root of a (conceptual) hidden tree
     * that selectors will not work across.
     */
    boolean isHiddenFromSelectors();
}
