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package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xni.grammars;

import com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xs.XSModel;

Representing a schema grammar. It contains declaratoin/definitions from
a certain namespace. When a grammar is preparsed, and its grammar type is
XML Schema, it can be casted to this interface. Objects of this interface
can be converted to XSModel, from which further information about components
in this grammar can be obtained.
Author:
Sandy Gao, IBM/**
 * Representing a schema grammar. It contains declaratoin/definitions from
 * a certain namespace. When a grammar is preparsed, and its grammar type is
 * XML Schema, it can be casted to this interface. Objects of this interface
 * can be converted to XSModel, from which further information about components
 * in this grammar can be obtained.
 *
 * @author Sandy Gao, IBM
 *
 */
public interface XSGrammar extends Grammar {

    
Return an XSModel that represents components in this schema
grammar and any schema grammars that are imported by this grammar
directly or indirectly.
Returns:
 an XSModel representing this schema grammar/**
     * Return an <code>XSModel</code> that represents components in this schema
     * grammar and any schema grammars that are imported by this grammar
     * directly or indirectly.
     *
     * @return  an <code>XSModel</code> representing this schema grammar
     */
    public XSModel toXSModel();

    
Return an XSModel that represents components in this schema
grammar and the grammars in the grammarsparameter,
any schema grammars that are imported by them directly or indirectly.
Returns:
 an XSModel representing these schema grammars/**
     * Return an <code>XSModel</code> that represents components in this schema
     * grammar and the grammars in the <code>grammars</code>parameter,
     * any schema grammars that are imported by them directly or indirectly.
     *
     * @return  an <code>XSModel</code> representing these schema grammars
     */
    public XSModel toXSModel(XSGrammar[] grammars);

} // interface XSGrammar