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

The XSObject is a base object for the XML Schema component
model.
/**
 * The <code>XSObject</code> is a base object for the XML Schema component
 * model.
 */
public interface XSObject {
    
 The type of this object, i.e.
ELEMENT_DECLARATION.
/**
     *  The <code>type</code> of this object, i.e.
     * <code>ELEMENT_DECLARATION</code>.
     */
    public short getType();

    
The name of type NCName, as defined in XML Namespaces, of
this declaration specified in the {name} property of the
component or null if the definition of this component
does not have a {name} property. For anonymous types,
the processor must construct and expose an anonymous type name that
is distinct from the name of every named type and the name of every
other anonymous type.
/**
     * The name of type <code>NCName</code>, as defined in XML Namespaces, of
     * this declaration specified in the <code>{name}</code> property of the
     * component or <code>null</code> if the definition of this component
     * does not have a <code>{name}</code> property. For anonymous types,
     * the processor must construct and expose an anonymous type name that
     * is distinct from the name of every named type and the name of every
     * other anonymous type.
     */
    public String getName();

    
 The [target namespace] of this object, or null if it is
unspecified.
/**
     *  The [target namespace] of this object, or <code>null</code> if it is
     * unspecified.
     */
    public String getNamespace();

    
A namespace schema information item corresponding to the target
namespace of the component, if it is globally declared; or
null otherwise.
/**
     * A namespace schema information item corresponding to the target
     * namespace of the component, if it is globally declared; or
     * <code>null</code> otherwise.
     */
    public XSNamespaceItem getNamespaceItem();

}