DataTreeCandidate (yangtools-docs 8.0.1 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

DataTreeCandidateTip
```
@NonNullByDefault
public interface DataTreeCandidate
```
An encapsulation of a validated data tree modification. This candidate is ready for atomic commit to the datastore. It allows access to before- and after-state as it will be seen in to subsequent commit. This capture can be accessed for reference, but cannot be modified and the content is limited to nodes which were affected by the modification from which this instance originated.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(@Nullable Object obj)`	`DataTreeCandidate` implementations must not override the default identity hashCode method, meaning their equals implementation must result in identity comparison.
`DataTreeCandidateNode`	`getRootNode()`	Get the candidate tree root node.
`YangInstanceIdentifier`	`getRootPath()`	Get the candidate tree root path.
`int`	`hashCode()`	`DataTreeCandidate` implementations must not override the default identity hashCode method.

- Method Detail
  - getRootNode
```
DataTreeCandidateNode getRootNode()
```
    Get the candidate tree root node.
    
    Returns:
    
    Candidate tree root node
  - getRootPath
```
YangInstanceIdentifier getRootPath()
```
    Get the candidate tree root path. This is the path of the root node relative to the root of InstanceIdentifier namespace.
    
    Returns:
    
    Relative path of the root node
  - hashCode
```
int hashCode()
```
    DataTreeCandidate implementations must not override the default identity hashCode method.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj)
```
    DataTreeCandidate implementations must not override the default identity hashCode method, meaning their equals implementation must result in identity comparison.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object