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package org.forgerock.openam.entitlement.utils.indextree.treenodes;

import org.forgerock.openam.entitlement.utils.indextree.nodecontext.SearchContext;

/**
 * Root node of the tree structure.
 * <p/>
 * As there can be many nodes at the root level, the idea of this root node was created to represent the parent of those
 * potential nodes. This helps when describing algorithms by having a single point of access into the tree. It has no
 * other function than to be an 'anchor' to the structure.
 *
 * @author apforrest
 */
public final class RootNode extends BasicTreeNode {

    private static final char NULL = '\u0000';

    @Override
    public char getNodeValue() {
        return NULL;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isRoot() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Match is not allowed at the root level.
     *
     * @throws IllegalAccessError
     *         when invoked.
     */
    @Override
    public boolean hasInterestIn(char value, SearchContext context) {
        throw new IllegalAccessError("This is the root node");
    }

    /**
     * The root node can not have a sibling node.
     *
     * @throws IllegalAccessError
     *         when invoked.
     */
    @Override
    public void setSibling(TreeNode sibling) {
        throw new IllegalAccessError("This is the root node");
    }

    /**
     * The root node can not have a parent node.
     *
     * @throws IllegalAccessError
     *         when invoked.
     */
    @Override
    public void setParent(TreeNode parent) {
        throw new IllegalAccessError("This is the root node");
    }

}