16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: identifying at least one termination condition in the query; and terminating the search when the at least one termination condition is satisfied.
16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: identifying at least one termination condition in the query; and terminating the search when the at least one termination condition is satisfied. 17. The method of claim 16 , the at least one termination condition includes at least one of a maximum number of matching data objects to be located or a maximum period of time for searching the hierarchical data store.