org.geotools.xml.schema
Interface Element

All Superinterfaces:

ElementGrouping

All Known Implementing Classes:

ElementGT, FilterSchema.FilterElement

public interface Element

extends ElementGrouping

Instances of this interface are intended to represent XML Schema Elements.

Author:

dzwiers www.refractions.net

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.geotools.xml.schema.ElementGrouping

ALL, ANY, CHOICE, ELEMENT, GROUP, SEQUENCE, UNBOUNDED

Method Summary

int	getBlock()
java.lang.String	getDefault() This returns the default value for the Element as a String
int	getFinal()
java.lang.String	getFixed() This returns the fixed value for the Element as a String
java.lang.String	getId() The Schema ID for this element definition.
int	getMaxOccurs() returns the max number of allowable occurences within the xml schema for this construct.
int	getMinOccurs() returns the min number of allowable occurences within the xml schema for this construct.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the element declaration's name in the Schema document, and element name in the instance document.
java.net.URI	getNamespace() DOCUMENT ME!
Element	getSubstitutionGroup() This returns a reference to an element representing this element's substitution group.
Type	getType() Returns the declared type for this Element in the given Schema.
boolean	isAbstract() Returns True when the instance of this XML Schema Element is abstract, false otherwise
boolean	isForm()
boolean	isNillable() Returns true when the element is nillable, false otherwise

Methods inherited from interface org.geotools.xml.schema.ElementGrouping

findChildElement, getGrouping

Method Detail

isAbstract

public boolean isAbstract()

Returns True when the instance of this XML Schema Element is abstract, false otherwise

Returns:

getBlock

public int getBlock()

See Also:

Schema.getBlockDefault()

getDefault

public java.lang.String getDefault()

This returns the default value for the Element as a String

Returns:

getFinal

public int getFinal()

See Also:

Schema.getFinalDefault()

getFixed

public java.lang.String getFixed()

This returns the fixed value for the Element as a String

Returns:

isForm

public boolean isForm()

See Also:

Schema.isElementFormDefault()

getId

public java.lang.String getId()

The Schema ID for this element definition.

Returns:

getMaxOccurs

public int getMaxOccurs()

Description copied from interface: ElementGrouping

returns the max number of allowable occurences within the xml schema for this construct.

Specified by:

getMaxOccurs in interface ElementGrouping

Returns:

See Also:

org.geotools.xml.xsi.ElementGrouping#getMaxOccurs()

getMinOccurs

public int getMinOccurs()

Description copied from interface: ElementGrouping

returns the min number of allowable occurences within the xml schema for this construct.

Specified by:

getMinOccurs in interface ElementGrouping

Returns:

See Also:

org.geotools.xml.xsi.ElementGrouping#getMinOccurs()

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the element declaration's name in the Schema document, and element name in the instance document.

Returns:

getNamespace

public java.net.URI getNamespace()

DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

isNillable

public boolean isNillable()

Returns true when the element is nillable, false otherwise

Returns:

getSubstitutionGroup

public Element getSubstitutionGroup()

This returns a reference to an element representing this element's substitution group. This is of particular importance when resolving an instance document's value.

Returns:

getType

public Type getType()

Returns the declared type for this Element in the given Schema.

Returns:

See Also:

Type