package org.mongodb.morphia.query;

Internal class to represent groups of Criteria instances via $and and $or query clauses /**
 * Internal class to represent groups of {@link Criteria} instances via $and and $or query clauses
 */
public interface CriteriaContainer extends Criteria {
    
Adds Criteria to this container
Params:
criteria – the criteria to add/**
     * Adds Criteria to this container
     *
     * @param criteria the criteria to add
     */
    void add(Criteria... criteria);

    
Ands Criteria with this CriteriaContainer.
Params:
criteria – the criteria
Returns:
the container/**
     * Ands Criteria with this CriteriaContainer.
     *
     * @param criteria the criteria
     * @return the container
     */
    CriteriaContainer and(Criteria... criteria);

    
Creates a criteria against a field
Params:
field – the field
Returns:
the FieldEnd to define the criteria to apply/**
     * Creates a criteria against a field
     *
     * @param field the field
     * @return the FieldEnd to define the criteria to apply
     */
    FieldEnd<? extends CriteriaContainer> criteria(String field);

    
Ors Criteria with this CriteriaContainer.
Params:
criteria – the criteria
Returns:
the container/**
     * Ors Criteria with this CriteriaContainer.
     *
     * @param criteria the criteria
     * @return the container
     */

    CriteriaContainer or(Criteria... criteria);

    
Removes Criteria to this container
Params:
criteria – the criteria to remove/**
     * Removes Criteria to this container
     *
     * @param criteria the criteria to remove
     */
    void remove(Criteria criteria);
}