NodeLocatorService (Alfresco Repository 7.310 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

NodeLocatorServiceImpl
```
@AlfrescoPublicApi
public interface NodeLocatorService
```
This service is responsible for locating NodeRefs in the repository using NodeLocator strategies.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Nick Smith

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`NodeRef`	`getNode(String locatorName, NodeRef source, Map<String,Serializable> params)`	Locates and returns a `NodeRef` using the specified `NodeLocator`.
`void`	`register(String locatorName, NodeLocator locator)`

- Method Detail
  - getNode
```
NodeRef getNode(String locatorName,
                NodeRef source,
                Map<String,Serializable> params)
```
    Locates and returns a NodeRef using the specified NodeLocator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    locatorName - the name of the NodeLocator to use.
    
    source - the source node. Can be null.
    
    params - An arbitrary set of parameters. Can be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the node to be found or null.
  - register
```
void register(String locatorName,
              NodeLocator locator)
```