/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
 *
 * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */

package org.alfresco.repo.avm;

/**
 * This interface represents an entry in a directory.
 * @author britt
 */
public interface ChildEntry
{
    /**
     * Set the key for this ChildEntry.
     * @param key The ChildKey.
     */
    public void setKey(ChildKey key);
    
    /**
     * Get the ChildKey for this ChildEntry.
     * @return
     */
    public ChildKey getKey();
    
    /**
     * Set the child in this entry.
     * @param child
     */
    public void setChild(AVMNode child);
    
    /**
     * Get the child in this entry.
     * @return The child.
     */
    public AVMNode getChild();
}