org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding

Interface InstanceIdentifier.PathArgument

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<InstanceIdentifier.PathArgument>

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceIdentifier.IdentifiableItem, InstanceIdentifier.Item

Enclosing class:

InstanceIdentifier<T extends DataObject>

public static interface InstanceIdentifier.PathArgument
extends Comparable<InstanceIdentifier.PathArgument>

Path argument of InstanceIdentifier. Interface which implementations are used as path components of the path in overall data tree.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default Optional<? extends Class<? extends DataObject>>	getCaseType() Return an optional enclosing case type.
Class<? extends DataObject>	getType() Return the data object type backing this PathArgument.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getType

Class<? extends DataObject> getType()

Return the data object type backing this PathArgument.

Returns:

Data object type.

getCaseType

default Optional<? extends Class<? extends DataObject>> getCaseType()

Return an optional enclosing case type. This is used only when getType() references a node defined in a grouping which is reference inside a case statement in order to safely reference the node.

Returns:

Optional case class.