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package org.eclipse.persistence.platform.xml; | |
// JDK imports | |
import java.net.URL; | |
/** | |
* A schema reference is used to access a schema in order to validate a | |
* document. | |
*/ | |
public interface XMLSchemaReference { | |
public static final int COMPLEX_TYPE = 1; | |
public static final int SIMPLE_TYPE = 2; | |
public static final int ELEMENT = 3; | |
public static final int GROUP = 5; | |
/** | |
* Returns the path to be traversed for validation purposes. | |
* | |
* @return a string represented the path to be traversed | |
*/ | |
public String getSchemaContext(); | |
/** | |
* Indicates if the schema reference references a simple type definition, | |
* complex type definition, element or group | |
* | |
* @return COMPLEX_TYPE=1, SIMPLE_TYPE=2, ELEMENT=3, GROUP=5 | |
*/ | |
public int getType(); | |
/** | |
* A URL which referenes the Schema. | |
* | |
* @return the schema URL | |
*/ | |
public URL getURL(); | |
} |