NodeDefinition (confij-core 0.6.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- ch.kk7.confij.tree.NodeDefinition

Direct Known Subclasses:

NodeDefinition.NodeDefinitionLeaf, NodeDefinition.NodeDefinitionList, NodeDefinition.NodeDefinitionMap
```
public abstract class NodeDefinition
extends java.lang.Object
```
The definition of how the config must look like on a high level, like what children it can and must contain. No link to actual config values and therefore static over the livetime of the configuration.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`NodeDefinition.NodeDefinitionLeaf`
`static class`	`NodeDefinition.NodeDefinitionList`
`static class`	`NodeDefinition.NodeDefinitionMap`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

NodeDefinition()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract @NonNull NodeDefinition`	`definitionForChild(java.lang.String configKey)`
`@NonNull java.util.Set<java.lang.String>`	`getMandatoryKeys()`
`boolean`	`isValueHolder()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - NodeDefinition
```
public NodeDefinition()
```
- Method Detail
  - isValueHolder
```
public boolean isValueHolder()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this is a leaf node and can hold a property value
  - definitionForChild
```
@NonNull
public abstract @NonNull NodeDefinition definitionForChild(java.lang.String configKey)
                                                    throws ConfijBindingException
```
    Parameters:
    
    configKey - the name/key of the child for which we want the definition
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of self for a given named child node.
    
    Throws:
    
    ConfijBindingException
  - getMandatoryKeys
```
@NonNull
public @NonNull java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getMandatoryKeys()
```
    Returns:
    
    a set of required names/keys for child nodes