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package com.jayway.jsonpath.internal;

import com.jayway.jsonpath.Configuration;

/**
 *
 */
public interface Path {


    
Evaluates this path
Params:
document – the json document to apply the path on
rootDocument – the root json document that started this evaluation
configuration – configuration to use
Returns:
EvaluationContext containing results of evaluation/**
     * Evaluates this path
     *
     * @param document the json document to apply the path on
     * @param rootDocument the root json document that started this evaluation
     * @param configuration configuration to use
     * @return EvaluationContext containing results of evaluation
     */
    EvaluationContext evaluate(Object document, Object rootDocument, Configuration configuration);

    
Evaluates this path
Params:
document – the json document to apply the path on
rootDocument – the root json document that started this evaluation
configuration – configuration to use
forUpdate – is this a read or a write operation
Returns:
EvaluationContext containing results of evaluation/**
     * Evaluates this path
     *
     * @param document the json document to apply the path on
     * @param rootDocument the root json document that started this evaluation
     * @param configuration configuration to use
     * @param forUpdate is this a read or a write operation
     * @return EvaluationContext containing results of evaluation
     */
    EvaluationContext evaluate(Object document, Object rootDocument, Configuration configuration, boolean forUpdate);

    
Returns:
true id this path is definite/**
     *
     * @return true id this path is definite
     */
    boolean isDefinite();

    
Returns:
true id this path is a function/**
     *
     * @return true id this path is a function
     */
    boolean isFunctionPath();

    
Returns:
true id this path is starts with '$' and false if the path starts with '@'/**
     *
     * @return true id this path is starts with '$' and false if the path starts with '@'
     */
    boolean isRootPath();

}