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package org.gvsig.xmlschema.som;

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 * $Id: IXSElementDeclaration.java 162 2007-06-29 12:19:48Z jorpiell $

 * $Log$

 * Revision 1.3  2007/06/29 12:19:14  jorpiell

 * The schema validation is made independently of the concrete writer

 *

 * Revision 1.2  2007/06/22 12:20:48  jorpiell

 * The typeNotFoundException has been deleted. It never was thrown

 *

 * Revision 1.1  2007/06/14 16:15:03  jorpiell

 * builds to create the jars generated and add the schema code to the libGPEProject

 *

 * Revision 1.1  2007/06/14 13:50:07  jorpiell

 * The schema jar name has been changed

 *

 * Revision 1.4  2007/06/08 11:35:16  jorpiell

 * IXSSchema interface updated

 *

 * Revision 1.3  2007/06/07 14:54:13  jorpiell

 * Add the schema support

 *

 * Revision 1.2  2007/05/30 12:25:48  jorpiell

 * Add the element collection

 *

 * Revision 1.1  2007/05/25 11:55:00  jorpiell

 * First update

 *

 *

 */

/**

 * This interface represents a XML schema element declaration. 

 * Example:

 * <p>

 * <pre>

 * <code>

 * <xs:element name="PurchaseOrder" type="PurchaseOrderType"/>

 * </code>

 * </pre>

 * </p> 

 * @see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/#cElement_Declarations

 * @author Jorge Piera LLodr? (jorge.piera@iver.es)

 */

public interface IXSElementDeclaration extends IXSComponent{

        public static final int MAX_OCCURS_UNBOUNDED = -1;

        public static final int MIN_OCCURS_UNBOUNDED = -1;

        public IXSTypeDefinition getTypeDefinition();

        public String getTypeName();

        public boolean isNillable();

        public int getMinOccurs();

        public int getMaxOccurs();

        public IXSElementDeclaration getSubElementByName(String name);

        /**

         * Add a new XML schema Complex type

         * @param type

         * See the IXSComplexType interface for possible values

         * @param contentType

         * A complex content or a simple content

         * See the IXSContentType for possible values

         * @param contentTypeRestriction

         * A extension or a restriction

         * @return

         * A xML schema complex type

         */

        public IXSComplexTypeDefinition addComplexType(String type, String contentType, String contentTypeRestriction);

}