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package org.apache.jackrabbit.spi;

/**
 * <code>QueryResultRow</code> represents the SPI equivalent of a query result
 * row. It provides access to the id of the Node this row represents as well
 * as to the score and to the values represented in this result row.
 */
public interface QueryResultRow {

    /**
     * Returns {@link NodeId} of node for a given <code>selectorname</code> this
     * result row represents.
     *
     * @param selectorName the name of a selector or <code>null</code> for the
     *                     default selector.
     * @return node id of the <code>Node</code> this result row represents or
     *         <code>null</code> if there is no node present in this row for the
     *         given selector name.
     * @see javax.jcr.query.Row#getNode()
     * @see javax.jcr.query.Row#getNode(String)
     */
    public NodeId getNodeId(String selectorName);

    /**
     * Returns score for the given <code>selectorName</code> of this result row.
     *
     * @param selectorName the name of a selector or <code>null</code> for the
     *                     default selector.
     * @return score for the given selector in this result row.
     */
    public double getScore(String selectorName);

    /**
     * Returns an array of <code>QValue</code>s.
     *
     * @return an array of <code>QValue</code>s representing the values present
     * in this result row.
     * @see javax.jcr.query.Row#getValue(String)
     * @see javax.jcr.query.Row#getValues()
     */
    public QValue[] getValues();
}