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+package com.github.javaparser.ast.nodeTypes;
+
+import com.github.javaparser.Position;
+import com.github.javaparser.Range;
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.Node;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * A node that has a Range, which is every Node.
+ * 
+ */
+public interface NodeWithRange<N> {
+    Optional<Range> getRange();
+
+    N setRange(Range range);
+
+    /**
+     * The begin position of this node in the source file.
+     */
+    default Optional<Position> getBegin() {
+        return getRange().map(r -> r.begin);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The end position of this node in the source file.
+     */
+    default Optional<Position> getEnd() {
+        return getRange().map(r -> r.end);
+    }
+
+    default boolean containsWithin(Node other) {
+        if (getRange().isPresent() && other.getRange().isPresent()) {
+            return getRange().get().contains(other.getRange().get());
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use isAfter() on range
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    default boolean isPositionedAfter(Position position) {
+        return getRange().map(r -> r.isAfter(position)).orElse(false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated use isBefore() on range
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    default boolean isPositionedBefore(Position position) {
+        return getRange().map(r -> r.isBefore(position)).orElse(false);
+    }
+}