## org.apache.lucene.queryParser.core.nodes
Class PathQueryNode

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.lucene.queryParser.core.nodes.QueryNodeImpl
          org.apache.lucene.queryParser.core.nodes.PathQueryNode

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Cloneable, QueryNode

    public class PathQueryNode

extends QueryNodeImpl

A `PathQueryNode` is used to store queries like /company/USA/California /product/shoes/brown. QueryText are objects that contain the text, begin position and end position in the query.

Example how the text parser creates these objects:

     List values = ArrayList();
     values.add(new PathQueryNode.QueryText("company", 1, 7));
     values.add(new PathQueryNode.QueryText("USA", 9, 12));
     values.add(new PathQueryNode.QueryText("California", 14, 23));
     QueryNode q = new PathQueryNode(values);

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `PathQueryNode.QueryText`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.lucene.queryParser.core.nodes.QueryNodeImpl
`PLAINTEXT_FIELD_NAME, toQueryStringIgnoreFields`

Constructor Summary
`PathQueryNode(List<PathQueryNode.QueryText> pathElements)`

Method Summary
`QueryNode` `cloneTree()` Recursive clone the QueryNode tree The tags are not copied to the new tree when you call the cloneTree() method
`CharSequence` `getFirstPathElement()` Returns the CharSequence value of a specific QueryText element
`PathQueryNode.QueryText` `getPathElement(int index)` Returns the a specific QueryText element
`List<PathQueryNode.QueryText>` `getPathElements()` Returns the a List with all QueryText elements
`List<PathQueryNode.QueryText>` `getPathElements(int startIndex)` Returns a List QueryText element from position startIndex
`void` `setPathElements(List<PathQueryNode.QueryText> elements)` Returns the a List with all QueryText elements
`CharSequence` `toQueryString(EscapeQuerySyntax escaper)` convert to a query string understood by the query parser
`String` `toString()` Every implementation of this class should return pseudo xml like this: For FieldQueryNode:

Methods inherited from class org.apache.lucene.queryParser.core.nodes.QueryNodeImpl
`add, add, allocate, clone, containsTag, containsTag, getChildren, getParent, getTag, getTag, getTagMap, getTags, isDefaultField, isLeaf, isRoot, set, setLeaf, setTag, setTag, unsetTag, unsetTag`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### PathQueryNode

    public PathQueryNode(List<PathQueryNode.QueryText> pathElements)

Parameters:
  `pathElements` - - List of QueryText objects

Method Detail

### getPathElements

    public List<PathQueryNode.QueryText> getPathElements()

  Returns the a List with all QueryText elements

  Returns:
    QueryText List size

### setPathElements

    public void setPathElements(List<PathQueryNode.QueryText> elements)

  Returns the a List with all QueryText elements

### getPathElement

    public PathQueryNode.QueryText getPathElement(int index)

  Returns the a specific QueryText element

  Returns:
    QueryText List size

### getFirstPathElement

    public CharSequence getFirstPathElement()

  Returns the CharSequence value of a specific QueryText element

  Returns:
    the CharSequence for a specific QueryText element

### getPathElements

    public List<PathQueryNode.QueryText> getPathElements(int startIndex)

  Returns a List QueryText element from position startIndex

  Returns:
    a List QueryText element from position startIndex

### toQueryString

    public CharSequence toQueryString(EscapeQuerySyntax escaper)

  Description copied from interface: `QueryNode`
  convert to a query string understood by the query parser

### toString

    public String toString()

  Description copied from class: `QueryNodeImpl`
  Every implementation of this class should return pseudo xml like this: For FieldQueryNode:

  Specified by:
    `toString` in interface `QueryNode`
  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `QueryNodeImpl`
  See Also:
    `QueryNode.toString()`

### cloneTree

    public QueryNode cloneTree()
                        throws CloneNotSupportedException

  Description copied from interface: `QueryNode`
  Recursive clone the QueryNode tree The tags are not copied to the new tree when you call the cloneTree() method

  Specified by:
    `cloneTree` in interface `QueryNode`
  Overrides:
    `cloneTree` in class `QueryNodeImpl`
  Returns:
    the cloned tree
  Throws:
    `CloneNotSupportedException`