1 /*
2 * Copyright 2007 Edward Kuns
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
5 * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
6 *
7 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8 *
9 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
10 * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
11 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
12 * the License.
13 *
14 * $Id: Root.java 0000 2007-01-11 00:00:00Z ekuns $
15 */
16 package org.castor.xmlctf.xmldiff.xml.nodes;
17
18
19 /**
20 * A representation of a Root node.
21 *
22 * @author <a href="mailto:edward.kuns@aspect.com">Edward Kuns</a>
23 * @version $Revision: 0000 $ $Date: 2007-01-11 00:00:00 -0600 (Thu, 11 Jan 2007) $
24 * @since Castor 1.1
25 */
26 public class Root extends ParentNode {
27
28 /** Serial Version UID. */
29 private static final long serialVersionUID = -4945943618209646133L;
30 /** Local name for a root object is special. */
31 private static final String ROOT_NAME = "#root";
32
33 /**
34 * Creates a new Root Node. Basically, a root node can contain only Elements and nothing else.
35 */
36 public Root() {
37 super(null, ROOT_NAME, XMLNode.ROOT);
38 }
39
40 /**
41 * Returns the root node, i.e., <code>this</code>.
42 *
43 * @return The root node.
44 */
45 public XMLNode getRootNode() {
46 return this;
47 }
48
49 }