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* The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
*
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package org.jrdf.graph;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.openrdf.model.Value;
/**
* RDF node. This includes all things in the graph.
*
* @author <a href="http://staff.pisoftware.com/raboczi">Simon Raboczi</a>
* @author Andrew Newman
* @author Paula Gearon
*
*/
public interface Node extends Serializable, Value {
/**
* Indicates if this object is a literal.
* @return <code>true</code> if and only if the node is a Literal.
*/
boolean isLiteral();
/**
* Indicates if this object is a BlankNode.
* @return <code>true</code> if and only if the node is a BlankNode.
*/
boolean isBlankNode();
/**
* Indicates if this object is a URIReference.
* @return <code>true</code> if and only if the node is a URIReference.
*/
boolean isURIReference();
}