InstanceIdentifier.PathArgument (mdsal-docs 7.0.11 API)

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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default Optional<? extends Class<? extends DataObject>>`	`getCaseType()`	Return an optional enclosing case type.
`@NonNull Class<? extends DataObject>`	`getType()`	Return the data object type backing this PathArgument.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

- Method Detail
  - getType
```
@NonNull 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.