# module `concrete.fhe.representation.node`
Declaration of `Node` class.
**Global Variables**
---------------
- **KWARGS_IGNORED_IN_FORMATTING**
- **NODES_THAT_HAVE_TLU_WHEN_ALL_INPUTS_ARE_ENCRYPTED**
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## class `Node`
Node class, to represent computation in a computation graph.
### method `__init__`
```python
__init__(
inputs: List[ValueDescription],
output: ValueDescription,
operation: Operation,
evaluator: Callable,
properties: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
)
```
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#### property conversion_have_table_lookup
Get whether the node will have table lookups during execution.
**Returns:**
bool: True if the node will have table lookups during execution, False otherwise
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#### property converted_to_table_lookup
Get whether the node is converted to a table lookup during MLIR conversion.
**Returns:**
bool: True if the node is converted to a table lookup, False otherwise
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#### property is_fusable
Get whether the node is can be fused into a table lookup.
**Returns:**
bool: True if the node can be fused into a table lookup, False otherwise
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### method `constant`
```python
constant(constant: Any) → Node
```
Create an Operation.Constant node.
**Args:**
constant (Any): constant to represent
**Returns:**
Node: node representing constant
**Raises:**
ValueError: if the constant is not representable
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### method `format`
```python
format(predecessors: List[str], maximum_constant_length: int = 45) → str
```
Get the textual representation of the `Node` (dependent to preds).
**Args:**
predecessors (List[str]): predecessor names to this node
maximum_constant_length (int, default = 45): maximum length of formatted constants
**Returns:**
str: textual representation of the `Node` (dependent to preds)
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### method `generic`
```python
generic(
name: str,
inputs: List[ValueDescription],
output: ValueDescription,
operation: Callable,
args: Optional[Tuple[Any, ]] = None,
kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
attributes: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
)
```
Create an Operation.Generic node.
**Args:**
name (str): name of the operation
inputs (List[ValueDescription]): inputs to the operation
output (ValueDescription): output of the operation
operation (Callable): operation itself
args (Optional[Tuple[Any, ...]]): args to pass to operation during evaluation
kwargs (Optional[Dict[str, Any]]): kwargs to pass to operation during evaluation
attributes (Optional[Dict[str, Any]]): attributes of the operation
**Returns:**
Node: node representing operation
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### method `input`
```python
input(name: str, value: ValueDescription) → Node
```
Create an Operation.Input node.
**Args:**
name (Any): name of the input
value (Any): value of the input
**Returns:**
Node: node representing input
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### method `label`
```python
label() → str
```
Get the textual representation of the `Node` (independent of preds).
**Returns:**
str: textual representation of the `Node` (independent of preds).