/*
* Copyright 2003 Federal Chancellery Austria
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
*     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package at.gv.egovernment.moa.spss.api.xmlsign;

import at.gv.egovernment.moa.spss.api.common.ElementSelector;

/**
 * Specifies where to insert the newly created signature.
 * 
 * An XPath expression is used to select the signature parent element. An
 * additional index specifies the node index after which to insert the 
 * signature into the parent element.
 * 
 * @author Patrick Peck
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface CreateSignatureLocation extends ElementSelector {
  /**
   * Gets the node index, after which the signature will be inserted into the
   * parent elemen.
   * 
   * @return The index of the node after which the signature will be inserted.
   */
  public int getIndex();
}