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The XSElementDeclaration.java Java example source code

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package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xs;

/**
 * The interface represents the Element Declaration schema component.
 */
public interface XSElementDeclaration extends XSTerm {
    /**
     * [type definition]: either a simple type definition or a complex type
     * definition.
     */
    public XSTypeDefinition getTypeDefinition();

    /**
     * [scope]. One of <code>SCOPE_GLOBAL, SCOPE_LOCAL, or
     * <code>SCOPE_ABSENT. If the scope is local, then the
     * <code>enclosingCTDefinition is present.
     */
    public short getScope();

    /**
     * The complex type definition for locally scoped declarations (see
     * <code>scope), otherwise null if no such
     * definition exists.
     */
    public XSComplexTypeDefinition getEnclosingCTDefinition();

    /**
     * [Value constraint]: one of <code>VC_NONE, VC_DEFAULT, VC_FIXED.
     */
    public short getConstraintType();

    /**
     * [Value constraint]: the constraint value with respect to the [type
     * definition], otherwise <code>null.
     */
    public String getConstraintValue();

    /**
     * Value Constraint: Binding specific actual constraint value or
     * <code>null if the value is in error or there is no value
     * constraint.
     * @exception XSException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this
     *   method.
     */
    public Object getActualVC()
                                            throws XSException;

    /**
     * The actual constraint value built-in datatype, e.g.
     * <code>STRING_DT, SHORT_DT. If the type definition of this
     * value is a list type definition, this method returns
     * <code>LIST_DT. If the type definition of this value is a list
     * type definition whose item type is a union type definition, this
     * method returns <code>LISTOFUNION_DT. To query the actual
     * constraint value of the list or list of union type definitions use
     * <code>itemValueTypes. If the actualNormalizedValue
     *  is <code>null, this method returns UNAVAILABLE_DT
     * .
     * @exception XSException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this
     *   method.
     */
    public short getActualVCType()
                                            throws XSException;

    /**
     * In the case the actual constraint value represents a list, i.e. the
     * <code>actualValueType is LIST_DT, the returned
     * array consists of one type kind which represents the itemType. If the
     * actual constraint value represents a list type definition whose item
     * type is a union type definition, i.e. <code>LISTOFUNION_DT,
     * for each actual constraint value in the list the array contains the
     * corresponding memberType kind. For examples, see
     * <code>ItemPSVI.itemValueTypes.
     * @exception XSException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this
     *   method.
     */
    public ShortList getItemValueTypes()
                                            throws XSException;

    /**
     *  If nillable is true, then an element may also be valid if it carries
     * the namespace qualified attribute with local name <code>nil
     * from namespace <code>http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance
     * and value <code>true (xsi:nil) even if it has no text or
     * element content despite a <code>content type which would
     * otherwise require content.
     */
    public boolean getNillable();

    /**
     * identity-constraint definitions: a set of constraint definitions if it
     * exists, otherwise an empty <code>XSNamedMap.
     */
    public XSNamedMap getIdentityConstraints();

    /**
     * [substitution group affiliation]: a top-level element definition if it
     * exists, otherwise <code>null.
     */
    public XSElementDeclaration getSubstitutionGroupAffiliation();

    /**
     * Convenience method that checks if <code>exclusion is a
     * substitution group exclusion for this element declaration.
     * @param exclusion
     *   <code>DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_RESTRICTION or
     *   <code>DERIVATION_NONE. Represents final set for the element.
     * @return True if <code>exclusion is a part of the substitution
     *   group exclusion subset.
     */
    public boolean isSubstitutionGroupExclusion(short exclusion);

    /**
     *  [substitution group exclusions]: the returned value is a bit
     * combination of the subset of {
     * <code>DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_RESTRICTION} or
     * <code>DERIVATION_NONE.
     */
    public short getSubstitutionGroupExclusions();

    /**
     * Convenience method that checks if <code>disallowed is a
     * disallowed substitution for this element declaration.
     * @param disallowed {
     *   <code>DERIVATION_SUBSTITUTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_RESTRICTION
     *   } or <code>DERIVATION_NONE. Represents a block set for the
     *   element.
     * @return True if <code>disallowed is a part of the substitution
     *   group exclusion subset.
     */
    public boolean isDisallowedSubstitution(short disallowed);

    /**
     *  [disallowed substitutions]: the returned value is a bit combination of
     * the subset of {
     * <code>DERIVATION_SUBSTITUTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_RESTRICTION
     * } corresponding to substitutions disallowed by this
     * <code>XSElementDeclaration or DERIVATION_NONE.
     */
    public short getDisallowedSubstitutions();

    /**
     * {abstract} A boolean.
     */
    public boolean getAbstract();

    /**
     * An annotation if it exists, otherwise <code>null. If not null
     * then the first [annotation] from the sequence of annotations.
     */
    public XSAnnotation getAnnotation();

    /**
     * A sequence of [annotations] or an empty <code>XSObjectList.
     */
    public XSObjectList getAnnotations();
}