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package org.apache.poi.poifs.property;
/**
* This interface defines methods for finding and setting sibling
* Property instances
*
* @author Marc Johnson (mjohnson at apache dot org)
*/
public interface Child {
/**
* Get the next Child, if any
*
* @return the next Child; may return null
*/
public Child getNextChild();
/**
* Get the previous Child, if any
*
* @return the previous Child; may return null
*/
public Child getPreviousChild();
/**
* Set the next Child
*
* @param child the new 'next' child; may be null, which has the
* effect of saying there is no 'next' child
*/
public void setNextChild(final Child child);
/**
* Set the previous Child
*
* @param child the new 'previous' child; may be null, which has
* the effect of saying there is no 'previous' child
*/
public void setPreviousChild(final Child child);
}