NodePath (apicurio-data-models 2.3.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.apicurio.datamodels.paths.NodePath

```
public class NodePath
extends Object
```
Represents a path to a node within the data model. Any node in a data model can be represented by its path. The node path can be used to identify and locate a single node in the document tree.

Author:

eric.wittmann@gmail.com

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

NodePath()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`append(NodePathSegment segment)`
`NodePathSegment`	`getFirstSegment()`	Returns the first segment in the path without removing it.
`NodePathSegment`	`getLastSegment()`
`List<NodePathSegment>`	`getSegments()`
`static NodePath`	`parse(String path)`	Parses a stringified node path and returns an instance.
`void`	`prepend(NodePathSegment segment)`
`NodePathSegment`	`removeFirst()`	Removes and returns the first segment from the path.
`NodePathSegment`	`removeLast()`	Removes and returns the last segment from the path.
`List<String>`	`toSegments()`
`String`	`toString()`
`String`	`toString(boolean escaped)`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - NodePath
```
public NodePath()
```
- Method Detail
  - append
```
public void append(NodePathSegment segment)
```
  - prepend
```
public void prepend(NodePathSegment segment)
```
  - removeFirst
```
public NodePathSegment removeFirst()
```
    Removes and returns the first segment from the path.
    
    Returns:
    
    the first segment, or null if the path is empty
  - removeLast
```
public NodePathSegment removeLast()
```
    Removes and returns the last segment from the path.
    
    Returns:
    
    the last segment, or null if the path is empty
  - getSegments
```
public List<NodePathSegment> getSegments()
```
  - getFirstSegment
```
public NodePathSegment getFirstSegment()
```
    Returns the first segment in the path without removing it.
    
    Returns:
    
    the first segment, or null if the path is empty
  - getLastSegment
```
public NodePathSegment getLastSegment()
```
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString(boolean escaped)
```
  - toSegments
```
public List<String> toSegments()
```
  - parse
```
public static NodePath parse(String path)
```
    Parses a stringified node path and returns an instance. Returns null if the path cannot be parsed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path -