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* $Id: AssertionIDRef.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:40 qcheng Exp $
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package com.sun.identity.saml2.assertion;
import com.sun.identity.saml2.common.SAML2Exception;
/**
* This class represents the AssertionIDRef element.
* <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected
* content contained within this java content object.
* <p>
* <pre>
* &lt;element name="AssertionIDRef" type="NCName"/>
* </pre>
*
* @supported.all.api
*/
public interface AssertionIDRef {
/**
* Returns the value of the <code>AssertionIDRef</code>.
*
* @return the value of this <code>AssertionIDRef</code>.
* @see #setValue(String)
*/
public String getValue();
/**
* Sets the value of this <code>AssertionIDRef</code>.
*
* @param value new <code>AssertionIDRef</code>.
* @throws SAML2Exception if the object is immutable.
* @see #getValue()
*/
public void setValue(String value) throws SAML2Exception;
/**
* Makes the object immutable.
*/
public void makeImmutable();
/**
* Returns the mutability of the object.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the object is mutable; <code>false</code>
* otherwise.
*/
public boolean isMutable();
/**
* Returns a String representation of the element.
*
* @return A string containing the valid XML for this element.
* By default name space name is prepended to the element name.
* @throws SAML2Exception if the object does not conform to the schema.
*/
public String toXMLString() throws SAML2Exception;
/**
* Returns a String representation of the element.
*
* @param includeNS Determines whether or not the namespace qualifier is
* prepended to the Element when converted
* @param declareNS Determines whether or not the namespace is declared
* within the Element.
* @return A string containing the valid XML for this element
* @throws SAML2Exception if the object does not conform to the schema.
*/
public String toXMLString(boolean includeNS, boolean declareNS)
throws SAML2Exception;
}