16.27. Path Segment Interface

@Immutable
public static interface Path.Segment extends Cloneable, Comparable<Path.Segment>, Serializable, Readable 
{

    /**
     * Get the name component of this segment.
     * @return the segment's name
     */
    public Name getName();

    /**
     * Get the index for this segment, which will be 1 by default.
     * @return the index
     */
    public int getIndex();

    /**
     * Return whether this segment has an index that is not "1"
     * @return true if this segment has an index, or false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean hasIndex();

    /**
     * Return whether this segment is a self-reference (or ".").
     * @return true if the segment is a self-reference, or false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isSelfReference();

    /**
     * Return whether this segment is a reference to a parent (or "..")
     * @return true if the segment is a parent-reference, or false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isParentReference();
}