package xpath

// NodeNavigator provides cursor model for navigating XML data.
type NodeNavigator interface {
	// NodeType returns the XPathNodeType of the current node.
	NodeType() NodeType

	// LocalName gets the Name of the current node.
	LocalName() string

	// Prefix returns namespace prefix associated with the current node.
	Prefix() string

	// Value gets the value of current node.
	Value() string

	// Copy does a deep copy of the NodeNavigator and all its components.
	Copy() NodeNavigator

	// MoveToRoot moves the NodeNavigator to the root node of the current node.
	MoveToRoot()

	// MoveToParent moves the NodeNavigator to the parent node of the current node.
	MoveToParent() bool

	// MoveToNextAttribute moves the NodeNavigator to the next attribute on current node.
	MoveToNextAttribute() bool

	// MoveToChild moves the NodeNavigator to the first child node of the current node.
	MoveToChild() bool

	// MoveToFirst moves the NodeNavigator to the first sibling node of the current node.
	MoveToFirst() bool

	// MoveToNext moves the NodeNavigator to the next sibling node of the current node.
	MoveToNext() bool

	// MoveToPrevious moves the NodeNavigator to the previous sibling node of the current node.
	MoveToPrevious() bool

	// MoveTo moves the NodeNavigator to the same position as the specified NodeNavigator.
	MoveTo(NodeNavigator) bool
}