Abstract base type for nodes in a structured node hierarchy.
Definition
[nt:hierarchyNode] - jcr:created (DATE) autocreated protected INITIALIZE
Description
Together with nt:folder and other subtypes this node type implements the Composite design pattern for storing structured node hierarchies. Node hierarchies based on nt:hierarchyNode subtypes differ from hierarchies based on nt:unstructured in that each nt:hierarchyNode node has a distinct character (e.g. branch or leaf node) and semantics whereas nt:unstructured nodes have no specified interpretation
This node type is normally only used as a base for other node types, as there is usually little point in creating a node whose only content is the creation date and other metadata specified by possible mixin types.
Related node types
nt:folder has nt:hierarchyNodes as child nodes
nt:hierarchyNode is the base type of nt:file, nt:linkedFile, and nt:folder