/*
* eXist Open Source Native XML Database
* Copyright (C) 2001-2015 The eXist Project
* http://exist-db.org
*
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*
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*
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*/
package org.exist.indexing;
/**
* Indexes that store their values in a determinist way (whatever it is) should implement this interface.
*
* @author brihaye
*
*/
public interface OrderedValuesIndex extends IndexWorker {
/**
* A key to the value "hint" to start from when the index scans its index entries
*/
public static final String START_VALUE = "start_value";
/**
* A key to the value "hint" to end with when the index scans its index entries
*/
public static final String END_VALUE = "end_value";
}