org.geotools.xml.schema
Interface Sequence

All Superinterfaces:

ElementGrouping

All Known Implementing Classes:

SequenceGT

public interface Sequence

extends ElementGrouping

This interface is intended to represent a Sequence in an XML Schema. This shildren of this sequence are ElementGroupings which may involve Element declarations, Choices, Groups ... or even another Sequence. We recommend flattening child Sequences with the parent, creating a semantically equivalent sequence in it's place.

Author:

dzwiers www.refractions.net

See Also:

ElementGrouping

Field Summary

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

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

Method Summary

ElementGrouping[]	getChildren() This method returns an ORDERED list of children.
java.lang.String	getId() The Schema ID for this sequence 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.

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

findChildElement, getGrouping

Method Detail

getChildren

public ElementGrouping[] getChildren()

This method returns an ORDERED list of children. The children in the list may be singular elements, sequences, choices, ... , or groups.

Returns:

getId

public java.lang.String getId()

The Schema ID for this sequence 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()