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package org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.tree;


Contract for nodes representing binary operators.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Contract for nodes representing binary operators.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface BinaryOperatorNode extends OperatorNode {
	
Retrieves the left-hand operand of the operator.
Returns:
The left-hand operand/**
	 * Retrieves the left-hand operand of the operator.
	 *
	 * @return The left-hand operand
	 */
	public Node getLeftHandOperand();

	
Retrieves the right-hand operand of the operator.
Returns:
The right-hand operand/**
	 * Retrieves the right-hand operand of the operator.
	 *
	 * @return The right-hand operand
	 */
	public Node getRightHandOperand();
}