/**
 * Implements a mechanism for temporary cell Ids.
 * @class mxCellPath
 */
declare class mxCellPath {
  /**
   * Defines the separator between the path components. Default is ".".
   */
  static PATH_SEPARATOR: string;

  /**
   * Creates the cell path for the given cell. The cell path is a
   * concatenation of the indices of all ancestors on the (finite) path to
   * the root, eg. "0.0.0.1".
   *
   * Parameters:
   *
   * cell - Cell whose path should be returned.
   */
  static create(cell: mxCell): string;

  /**
   * Returns the path for the parent of the cell represented by the given
   * path. Returns null if the given path has no parent.
   *
   * Parameters:
   *
   * path - Path whose parent path should be returned.
   */
  static getParentPath(path: string): string;

  /**
   * Returns the cell for the specified cell path using the given root as the
   * root of the path.
   *
   * Parameters:
   *
   * root - Root cell of the path to be resolved.
   * path - String that defines the path.
   */
  static resolve(root: string, path: string): string;

  /**
   * Compares the given cell paths and returns -1 if p1 is smaller, 0 if
   * p1 is equal and 1 if p1 is greater than p2.
   */
  static compare(p1: string, p2: string): number;
}