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XSTypeDefinition.java

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

import org.w3c.dom.TypeInfo;

/**
 * This interface represents a complex or simple type definition.
 * The interface may be updated or replaced. 
 */
public interface XSTypeDefinition extends XSObject, TypeInfo {
    /**
     * This constant value signifies a complex type.
     */
    public static final short COMPLEX_TYPE              = 13;
    /**
     * This constant value signifies a simple type.
     */
    public static final short SIMPLE_TYPE               = 14;
    /**
     * Return whether this type definition is a simple type or complex type.
     */
    public short getTypeCategory();

    /**
     * {base type definition}: either a simple type definition or a complex 
     * type definition. 
     */
    public XSTypeDefinition getBaseType();

    /**
     * {final}. For complex type definition it is a subset of {extension, 
     * restriction}. For simple type definition it is a subset of 
     * {extension, list, restriction, union}. 
     * @param restriction  Extension, restriction, list, union constants 
     *   (defined in <code>XSConstants</code>). 
     * @return True if restriction is in the final set, otherwise false.
     */
    public boolean isFinal(short restriction);

    /**
     * For complex types the returned value is a bit combination of the subset 
     * of {<code>DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_RESTRICTION</code>} 
     * corresponding to <code>final</code> set of this type or 
     * <code>DERIVATION_NONE</code>. For simple types the returned value is 
     * a bit combination of the subset of { 
     * <code>DERIVATION_RESTRICTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_UNION, DERIVATION_LIST</code>
     * } corresponding to <code>final</code> set of this type or 
     * <code>DERIVATION_NONE</code>. 
     */
    public short getFinal();

    /**
     *  Convenience. A boolean that specifies if the type definition is 
     * anonymous. Convenience attribute. 
     */
    public boolean getAnonymous();

    /**
     * Convenience method: check if this type is derived from the given 
     * <code>ancestorType</code>. 
     * @param ancestorType  An ancestor type definition. 
     * @param derivationMethod  A bit combination representing a subset of {
     *   <code>DERIVATION_RESTRICTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_UNION, DERIVATION_LIST</code>
     *   }. 
     * @return  Return true if this type is derived from 
     *   <code>ancestorType</code> using only derivation methods from the 
     *   <code>derivationMethod</code>. Return true if this type is derived 
     *   from <code>ancestorType</code>.
     */
    public boolean derivedFromType(XSTypeDefinition ancestorType, 
                                   short derivationMethod);

    /**
     * Convenience method: check if this type is derived from the given 
     * ancestor type. 
     * @param namespace  An ancestor type namespace. 
     * @param name  An ancestor type name. 
     * @param derivationMethod  A bit combination representing a subset of {
     *   <code>DERIVATION_RESTRICTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_UNION, DERIVATION_LIST</code>
     *   }. 
     * @return  Return true if this type is derived from 
     *   <code>ancestorType</code> using only derivation methods from the 
     *   <code>derivationMethod</code>. Return true if this type is derived 
     *   from <code>ancestorType</code>.
     */
    public boolean derivedFrom(String namespace, 
                               String name, 
                               short derivationMethod);

}