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

/**
 * The interfaces represents the Attribute Declaration schema component.
 * The interface may be updated or replaced. 
 */
public interface XSAttributeDeclaration extends XSObject {
    /**
     * [type definition]: A simple type definition 
     */
    public XSSimpleTypeDefinition getTypeDefinition();

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

    /**
     * The complex type definition for locally scoped declarations (see 
     * <code>scope</code>). 
     */
    public XSComplexTypeDefinition getEnclosingCTDefinition();

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

    /**
     * Value constraint: The actual value with respect to the [type definition
     * ]. 
     */
    public String getConstraintValue();

    /**
     * Optional. Annotation. 
     */
    public XSAnnotation getAnnotation();

}