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

This interface represents the Particle schema component.
/**
 * This interface represents the Particle schema component.
 */
public interface XSParticle extends XSObject {
    
[min occurs]: determines the minimum number of terms that can occur.
/**
     * [min occurs]: determines the minimum number of terms that can occur.
     */
    public int getMinOccurs();

    
 [max occurs]: determines the maximum number of terms that can occur.
To query for the value of unbounded use
maxOccursUnbounded. When the value of
maxOccursUnbounded is true, the value of
maxOccurs is unspecified.
/**
     *  [max occurs]: determines the maximum number of terms that can occur.
     * To query for the value of unbounded use
     * <code>maxOccursUnbounded</code>. When the value of
     * <code>maxOccursUnbounded</code> is <code>true</code>, the value of
     * <code>maxOccurs</code> is unspecified.
     */
    public int getMaxOccurs();

    
[max occurs]: whether the maxOccurs value is unbounded.
/**
     * [max occurs]: whether the maxOccurs value is unbounded.
     */
    public boolean getMaxOccursUnbounded();

    
[term]: one of a model group, a wildcard, or an element declaration.
/**
     * [term]: one of a model group, a wildcard, or an element declaration.
     */
    public XSTerm getTerm();

    
A sequence of [annotations] or an empty XSObjectList.
/**
     * A sequence of [annotations] or an empty <code>XSObjectList</code>.
     */
    public XSObjectList getAnnotations();
}