GraphNode (DataStax Enterprise Java Driver - Core with shaded deps 2.0.0 API)

```
public interface GraphNode
```
A node in a tree-like structure representing a Graph or a Graph component.
It can be:
- a scalar value of a primitive type (boolean, string, int, long, double);
- a graph element (vertex, edge, path or property);
- a list of nodes;
- a set of nodes;
- a map of nodes.
This interface provides test methods to find out what a node represents, and conversion methods to cast it to a particular Java type. Two generic methods as(Class) and as(GenericType) can produce any arbitrary Java type, provided that the underlying serialization runtime has been correctly configured to support the requested conversion.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`<ResultT> ResultT`	`as(Class<ResultT> clazz)` Deserializes and returns this node as an instance of `clazz`.
`<ResultT> ResultT`	`as(GenericType<ResultT> type)` Deserializes and returns this node as an instance of the given `type`.
`boolean`	`asBoolean()` This node as a boolean, or `false` if it can't be converted.
`double`	`asDouble()` Returns this node as a long integer, or `0.0D` if it can't be converted.
`Edge`	`asEdge()` Returns this node as a Tinkerpop `Edge`.
`int`	`asInt()` This node as an integer, or `0` if it can't be converted.
`<T> List<T>`	`asList()` Deserializes and returns this node as a `List`.
`long`	`asLong()` Returns this node as a long integer, or `0L` if it can't be converted.
`<K,V> Map<K,V>`	`asMap()` Deserializes and returns this node as a `Map`.
`Path`	`asPath()` Returns this node as a Tinkerpop `Path`.
`<T> Property<T>`	`asProperty()` Returns this node as a Tinkerpop `Property`.
`<T> Set<T>`	`asSet()` Deserializes and returns this node as a `Set`.
`String`	`asString()` A valid string representation of this node, if the node is a simple node (i.e.
`Vertex`	`asVertex()` Returns this node as a Tinkerpop `Vertex`.
`<T> VertexProperty<T>`	`asVertexProperty()` Returns this node as a Tinkerpop `VertexProperty`.
`GraphNode`	`getByIndex(int index)` Returns the element at the given index as a node.
`GraphNode`	`getByKey(Object key)` Returns the value for the given key as a node.
`boolean`	`isEdge()` Returns `true` if this node is a `Edge`, and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isList()` Returns `true` if this node is a `List`, and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isMap()` Returns `true` if this node is a `Map`, and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isNull()` Whether this node represents a `null` value.
`boolean`	`isPath()` Returns `true` if this node is a `Path`, and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isProperty()` Returns `true` if this node is a `Property`, and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isSet()` Returns `true` if this node is a `Set`, and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isValue()` Returns `true` if this node is a simple scalar value, (i.e., string, boolean or number), and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isVertex()` Returns `true` if this node is a `Vertex`, and `false` otherwise.
`boolean`	`isVertexProperty()` Returns `true` if this node is a `VertexProperty`, and `false` otherwise.
`Iterable<?>`	`keys()` The keys of this map node, or an empty iterator if it is not a map.
`int`	`size()` The size of the current node, if it is a list or map, or `0` otherwise.

- Method Detail
  - isNull
```
boolean isNull()
```
    Whether this node represents a null value.
  - isMap
```
boolean isMap()
```
    Returns true if this node is a Map, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, you can convert this node with asMap(), or use keys() and getByKey(Object) to access the individual fields (note that entries are not ordered, so getByIndex(int) does not work).
  - keys
```
Iterable<?> keys()
```
    The keys of this map node, or an empty iterator if it is not a map.
  - getByKey
```
GraphNode getByKey(Object key)
```
    Returns the value for the given key as a node.
    If this node is not a map, or does not contain the specified key, null is returned.
    If the property value has been explicitly set to null, implementors may return a special "null node" instead of null.
  - asMap
```
<K,V> Map<K,V> asMap()
```
    Deserializes and returns this node as a Map.
  - isList
```
boolean isList()
```
    Returns true if this node is a List, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, you can convert this node with asList(), or use size() and getByIndex(int) to access the individual fields.
  - size
```
int size()
```
    The size of the current node, if it is a list or map, or 0 otherwise.
  - getByIndex
```
GraphNode getByIndex(int index)
```
    Returns the element at the given index as a node.
    If this node is not a list, or index is out of bounds (i.e. less than zero or >= size(), null is returned; no exception will be thrown.
    If the requested element has been explicitly set to null, implementors may return a special "null node" instead of null.
  - asList
```
<T> List<T> asList()
```
    Deserializes and returns this node as a List.
  - isValue
```
boolean isValue()
```
    Returns true if this node is a simple scalar value, (i.e., string, boolean or number), and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, you can convert this node with asString(), asBoolean(), asInt(), asLong() or asDouble().
  - asInt
```
int asInt()
```
    This node as an integer, or 0 if it can't be converted.
    This method never throws; even incompatible objects (including null and structured types like objects and arrays) are converted to the default value.
  - asBoolean
```
boolean asBoolean()
```
    This node as a boolean, or false if it can't be converted.
    This method never throws; even incompatible objects (including null and structured types like objects and arrays) are converted to the default value.
  - asLong
```
long asLong()
```
    Returns this node as a long integer, or 0L if it can't be converted.
    This method never throws; even incompatible objects (including null and structured types like objects and arrays) are converted to the default value.
  - asDouble
```
double asDouble()
```
    Returns this node as a long integer, or 0.0D if it can't be converted.
    This method never throws; even incompatible objects (including null and structured types like objects and arrays) are converted to the default value.
  - asString
```
String asString()
```
    A valid string representation of this node, if the node is a simple node (i.e. it is not an object nor an array), otherwise an empty string.
    This method never throws; even incompatible objects (including null and structured types like objects and arrays) are converted to the default value.
  - as
```
<ResultT> ResultT as(Class<ResultT> clazz)
```
    Deserializes and returns this node as an instance of clazz.
    Before attempting such a conversion, there must be an appropriate converter configured on the underlying serialization runtime.
  - as
```
<ResultT> ResultT as(GenericType<ResultT> type)
```
    Deserializes and returns this node as an instance of the given type.
    Before attempting such a conversion, there must be an appropriate converter configured on the underlying serialization runtime.
  - isVertex
```
boolean isVertex()
```
    Returns true if this node is a Vertex, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, then asVertex() can be safely called.
  - asVertex
```
Vertex asVertex()
```
    Returns this node as a Tinkerpop Vertex.
  - isEdge
```
boolean isEdge()
```
    Returns true if this node is a Edge, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, then asEdge() can be safely called.
  - asEdge
```
Edge asEdge()
```
    Returns this node as a Tinkerpop Edge.
  - isPath
```
boolean isPath()
```
    Returns true if this node is a Path, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, then asPath() can be safely called.
  - asPath
```
Path asPath()
```
    Returns this node as a Tinkerpop Path.
  - isProperty
```
boolean isProperty()
```
    Returns true if this node is a Property, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, then asProperty() can be safely called.
  - asProperty
```
<T> Property<T> asProperty()
```
    Returns this node as a Tinkerpop Property.
  - isVertexProperty
```
boolean isVertexProperty()
```
    Returns true if this node is a VertexProperty, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, then asVertexProperty() ()} can be safely called.
  - asVertexProperty
```
<T> VertexProperty<T> asVertexProperty()
```
    Returns this node as a Tinkerpop VertexProperty.
  - isSet
```
boolean isSet()
```
    Returns true if this node is a Set, and false otherwise.
    If this method returns true, you can convert this node with asSet(), or use size().
  - asSet
```
<T> Set<T> asSet()
```
    Deserializes and returns this node as a Set.

Interface GraphNode

Method Summary

Method Detail

isNull

isMap

keys

getByKey

asMap

isList

size

getByIndex

asList

isValue

asInt

asBoolean

asLong

asDouble

asString

as

as

isVertex

asVertex

isEdge

asEdge

isPath

asPath

isProperty

asProperty

isVertexProperty

asVertexProperty

isSet

asSet