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# Tree Types (dw::util::Tree)

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

<table><colgroup><col> <col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>Definition</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Path</p></td><td><div><div><p><code>type Path = Array&lt;PathElement&gt;</code></p></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>Type that consists of an array of <code>PathElement</code> values that identify the location of a node in a tree. An example is <code>[{kind: OBJECT_TYPE, selector: "user", namespace: null}, {kind: ATTRIBUTE_TYPE, selector: "name", namespace: null}] as Path</code>.</p></div><div><p><em>Introduced in DataWeave version 2.2.2.</em></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><p>PathElement</p></td><td><div><div><p><code>type PathElement = {| kind: "Object" | "Attribute" | "Array", selector: String | Number, namespace: Namespace | Null |}</code></p></div></div></td><td><div><div><p>Type that represents a selection of a node in a path. An example is <code>{kind: ARRAY_TYPE, selector: "name", namespace: null} as PathElement</code>.</p></div><div><p><em>Introduced in DataWeave version 2.2.2.</em></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>