/**
 * @author Thomas Barnekow
 * @license MIT
 */
import { LinqElements, XName, XObject } from './internal.js';
/**
 * Represents an XML node.
 */
export declare abstract class XNode extends XObject {
    protected constructor();
    /**
     * Gets the next sibling node of this node.
     *
     * If this node does not have a parent, or if there is no next node,
     * then this property returns null.
     */
    get nextNode(): XNode | null;
    /**
     * Gets the previous sibling node of this node.
     *
     * If this property does not have a parent, or if there is no previous node,
     * then this property returns null.
     */
    get previousNode(): XNode | null;
    /**
     * Returns the collection of the ancestor elements for this node.
     *
     * @param name The optional name of the ancestor elements to find.
     * @returns The ancestor elements of this node.
     */
    ancestors(name?: XName | null): LinqElements;
    /**
     * Removes this `XNode` from the underlying XML tree.
     */
    remove(): void;
    /**
     * Replaces this node with the specified content.
     *
     * @param content Content that replaces this node.
     */
    replaceWith(...content: any[]): void;
    private getParentXContainerOrThrow;
}