Node

All Known Implementing Classes:

JacksonNode
```
interface Node
```
A node representing a JSON structure. This class is a Pioneer abstraction which allows using different JSON parsers.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.stream.Stream<Node>`	`elements()`
`java.util.Optional<Node>`	`getNode(java.lang.String name)`	Get the node value with the given name.
`boolean`	`isArray()`
`<T> T`	`toType(java.lang.reflect.Type type)`	Convert this node into the requested `type`
`java.lang.Object`	`value(java.lang.reflect.Type typeHint)`	Get the value of the node.

- Method Detail
  - isArray
```
boolean isArray()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the node represents an array of other nodes
  - elements
```
java.util.stream.Stream<Node> elements()
```
    Returns:
    
    all the elements of this potential array node
  - toType
```
<T> T toType(java.lang.reflect.Type type)
```
    Convert this node into the requested type
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type into which this node needs to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted type
  - getNode
```
java.util.Optional<Node> getNode(java.lang.String name)
```
    Get the node value with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the node
    
    Returns:
    
    the node for the given name
  - value
```
java.lang.Object value(java.lang.reflect.Type typeHint)
```
    Get the value of the node.
    
    Parameters:
    
    typeHint - the potential type of the value
    
    Returns:
    
    the node value