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package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.dom;

import org.w3c.dom.Node;

/** 
 * An interface for deferred node object.
 * 
 * @xerces.internal
 *
 * @version $Id: DeferredNode.java,v 1.2.6.1 2005/08/31 10:42:02 sunithareddy Exp $
 */
public interface DeferredNode extends Node {


     public static final short TYPE_NODE  =  20;

    //
    // DeferredNode methods
    //

    /** Returns the node index. */
    public int getNodeIndex();

} // interface DeferredNode