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package net.datastructures;
import java.util.Iterator;
//begin#fragment Tree
/**
* An interface for a tree where nodes can have an arbitrary number of children.
//end#fragment Tree
* @author Michael Goodrich
//begin#fragment Tree
*/
public interface Tree<E> {
/** Returns the number of nodes in the tree. */
public int size();
/** Returns whether the tree is empty. */
public boolean isEmpty();
/** Returns an iterator of the elements stored in the tree. */
public Iterator<E> iterator();
/** Returns an iterable collection of the the nodes. */
public Iterable<Position<E>> positions();
/** Replaces the element stored at a given node. */
public E replace(Position<E> v, E e)
throws InvalidPositionException;
/** Returns the root of the tree. */
public Position<E> root() throws EmptyTreeException;
/** Returns the parent of a given node. */
public Position<E> parent(Position<E> v)
throws InvalidPositionException, BoundaryViolationException;
/** Returns an iterable collection of the children of a given node. */
public Iterable<Position<E>> children(Position<E> v)
throws InvalidPositionException;
/** Returns whether a given node is internal. */
public boolean isInternal(Position<E> v)
throws InvalidPositionException;
/** Returns whether a given node is external. */
public boolean isExternal(Position<E> v)
throws InvalidPositionException;
/** Returns whether a given node is the root of the tree. */
public boolean isRoot(Position<E> v)
throws InvalidPositionException;
}
//end#fragment Tree