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package org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem;

/**
 * This interface provides access to an object managed by a Filesystem
 * instance. Entry objects are further divided into DocumentEntry and
 * DirectoryEntry instances.
 *
 * @author Marc Johnson (mjohnson at apache dot org)
 */

public interface Entry
{

    /**
     * get the name of the Entry
     *
     * @return name
     */

    public String getName();

    /**
     * is this a DirectoryEntry?
     *
     * @return true if the Entry is a DirectoryEntry, else false
     */

    public boolean isDirectoryEntry();

    /**
     * is this a DocumentEntry?
     *
     * @return true if the Entry is a DocumentEntry, else false
     */

    public boolean isDocumentEntry();

    /**
     * get this Entry's parent (the DirectoryEntry that owns this
     * Entry). All Entry objects, except the root Entry, has a parent.
     *
     * @return this Entry's parent; null iff this is the root Entry
     */

    public DirectoryEntry getParent();

    /**
     * Delete this Entry. This operation should succeed, but there are
     * special circumstances when it will not:
     *
     * If this Entry is the root of the Entry tree, it cannot be
     * deleted, as there is no way to create another one.
     *
     * If this Entry is a directory, it cannot be deleted unless it is
     * empty.
     *
     * @return true if the Entry was successfully deleted, else false
     */

    public boolean delete();

    /**
     * Rename this Entry. This operation will fail if:
     *
     * There is a sibling Entry (i.e., an Entry whose parent is the
     * same as this Entry's parent) with the same name.
     *
     * This Entry is the root of the Entry tree. Its name is dictated
     * by the Filesystem and many not be changed.
     *
     * @param newName the new name for this Entry
     *
     * @return true if the operation succeeded, else false
     */

    public boolean renameTo(final String newName);
}   // end public interface Entry

