NodeLocator (Alfresco Repository zap-7.87-postgres11 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNodeLocator, AncestorNodeLocator, CompanyHomeNodeLocator, DocLibNodeLocator, SelfNodeLocator, SharedHomeNodeLocator, SitesHomeNodeLocator, UserHomeNodeLocator, XPathNodeLocator
```
public interface NodeLocator
```
A strategy for locating a NodeRef in the repository, given a source node and an arbitrary set of parameters.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Nick Smith

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef`	`getNode(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef source, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.io.Serializable> params)`	Finds a `NodeRef` given a starting `NodeRef` and a `Map` of parameters.
`java.util.List<ParameterDefinition>`	`getParameterDefinitions()`	A list containing the parmameter defintions for this `NodeLocator`.

- Method Detail
  - getNode
```
org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef getNode(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef source,
                                                    java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.io.Serializable> params)
```
    Finds a NodeRef given a starting NodeRef and a Map of parameters. Returns null if the specified node could not be found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the starting point for locating a new node. The source node. Can be null.
    
    params - an arbitrary Map of parameters.Can be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the node to be found or null.
  - getParameterDefinitions
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java.util.List<ParameterDefinition> getParameterDefinitions()
```
    A list containing the parmameter defintions for this NodeLocator.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of parameter definitions