CheckingNode (Solibri API 9.12.4.18 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

Rule, Ruleset

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcurrentRule, OneByOneRule
```
public interface CheckingNode
```
CheckingNode is a node in a checking definition structure. In reality a checking node is always either a Ruleset or a Rule. CheckingNode interface provides methods related to getting information about the structure of the checking definition, such as finding out what is the parent node of the given node, if one exists.

Since:

9.12.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<CheckingNode>`	`getChildren()`	Returns the children of this node.
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this checking node.
`Optional<CheckingNode>`	`getParent()`	Returns the parent of this node, if one exists.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this checking node. Note that the name might be translated into different languages and should not be used as an identifier as multiple rulesets or rules with the same name might exist.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name
    
    Since:
    
    9.12.0
  - getParent
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Optional<CheckingNode> getParent()
```
    Returns the parent of this node, if one exists. Root nodes of a ruleset hierarchy do not have a parent, but all others do have a parent ruleset, or a parent rule.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent node
    
    Since:
    
    9.12.0
  - getChildren
```
List<CheckingNode> getChildren()
```
    Returns the children of this node.
    
    Returns:
    
    the child nodes
    
    Since:
    
    9.12.0