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## Node interface

A Node in the trie

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface Node<T> 
```

## Properties

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Property


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Modifiers


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Type


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Description


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[children](./rest.node.children.md)


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`readonly`


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{ \[key: string\]: [Node](./rest.node.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt;; }


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Children of the node


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[key](./rest.node.key.md)


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string


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Key of the node


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[names?](./rest.node.names.md)


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string\[\]


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_(Optional)_ Names of the node if it contains named parameters


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[regexp?](./rest.node.regexp.md)


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RegExp


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_(Optional)_ Regular expression for the template


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[value?](./rest.node.value.md)


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T


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_(Optional)_ Value of the node


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