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/*
 * PathSegment.java
 *
 * Created on January 30, 2007, 4:35 PM
 *
 */

package javax.ws.rs.core;

/**
 * Represents a URI path segment and any associated matrix parameters. When an
 * instance of this type is injected with {@link javax.ws.rs.PathParam}, the
 * value of the annotation identifies which path segment is selected and the
 * presence of an {@link javax.ws.rs.Encoded} annotation will result in an
 * instance that supplies the path and matrix parameter values in
 * URI encoded form.
 *
 * @see UriInfo#getPathSegments
 * @see javax.ws.rs.PathParam
 */
public interface PathSegment {

    /**
     * Get the path segment.
     * <p>
     * @return the path segment
     */
    String getPath();
    
    /**
     * Get a map of the matrix parameters associated with the path segment.
     * The map keys are the names of the matrix parameters with any
     * percent-escaped octets decoded.
     * 
     * @return the map of matrix parameters
     * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/MatrixURIs.html">Matrix URIs</a>
     */
    MultivaluedMap<String, String> getMatrixParameters();
    
}