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package org.apache.jackrabbit.core.id;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Node or property identifier. All content items in a Jackrabbit repository
* have an identifier that uniquely identifies the item in a workspace.
* <p>
* This interface is implemented by both the concrete node and property
* identifier classes in order to allow client code to determine whether
* an identifier refers to a node or a property.
*/
public interface ItemId extends Serializable {
/**
* Checks whether this identifier denotes a node item.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if this identifier denotes a node,
* <code>false</code> if a property
* @see PropertyId
* @see NodeId
*/
boolean denotesNode();
}