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/**
* This interface represents an XML Schema.
*/
public interface XSModel {
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a list of all namespaces that belong to
* this schema. The value <code>null</code> is not a valid namespace
* name, but if there are components that do not have a target namespace
* , <code>null</code> is included in this list.
*/
/**
* A set of namespace schema information information items (of type
* <code>XSNamespaceItem</code>), one for each namespace name which
* appears as the target namespace of any schema component in the schema
* used for that assessment, and one for absent if any schema component
* in the schema had no target namespace. For more information see
* schema information.
*/
/**
* Returns a list of top-level components, i.e. element declarations,
* attribute declarations, etc.
* @param objectType The type of the declaration, i.e.
* <code>ELEMENT_DECLARATION</code>. Note that
* <code>XSTypeDefinition.SIMPLE_TYPE</code> and
* <code>XSTypeDefinition.COMPLEX_TYPE</code> can also be used as the
* <code>objectType</code> to retrieve only complex types or simple
* types, instead of all types.
* @return A list of top-level definitions of the specified type in
* <code>objectType</code> or an empty <code>XSNamedMap</code> if no
* such definitions exist.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a list of top-level component declarations
* that are defined within the specified namespace, i.e. element
* declarations, attribute declarations, etc.
* @param objectType The type of the declaration, i.e.
* <code>ELEMENT_DECLARATION</code>.
* @param namespace The namespace to which the declaration belongs or
* <code>null</code> (for components with no target namespace).
* @return A list of top-level definitions of the specified type in
* <code>objectType</code> and defined in the specified
* <code>namespace</code> or an empty <code>XSNamedMap</code>.
*/
/**
* [annotations]: a set of annotations if it exists, otherwise an empty
* <code>XSObjectList</code>.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a top-level element declaration.
* @param name The name of the declaration.
* @param namespace The namespace of the declaration, otherwise
* <code>null</code>.
* @return A top-level element declaration or <code>null</code> if such a
* declaration does not exist.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a top-level attribute declaration.
* @param name The name of the declaration.
* @param namespace The namespace of the declaration, otherwise
* <code>null</code>.
* @return A top-level attribute declaration or <code>null</code> if such
* a declaration does not exist.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a top-level simple or complex type
* definition.
* @param name The name of the definition.
* @param namespace The namespace of the declaration, otherwise
* <code>null</code>.
* @return An <code>XSTypeDefinition</code> or <code>null</code> if such
* a definition does not exist.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a top-level attribute group definition.
* @param name The name of the definition.
* @param namespace The namespace of the definition, otherwise
* <code>null</code>.
* @return A top-level attribute group definition or <code>null</code> if
* such a definition does not exist.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a top-level model group definition.
* @param name The name of the definition.
* @param namespace The namespace of the definition, otherwise
* <code>null</code>.
* @return A top-level model group definition or <code>null</code> if
* such a definition does not exist.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a top-level notation declaration.
* @param name The name of the declaration.
* @param namespace The namespace of the declaration, otherwise
* <code>null</code>.
* @return A top-level notation declaration or <code>null</code> if such
* a declaration does not exist.
*/
/**
* Convenience method. Returns a list containing the members of the
* substitution group for the given <code>XSElementDeclaration</code>
* or an empty <code>XSObjectList</code> if the substitution group
* contains no members.
* @param head The substitution group head.
* @return A list containing the members of the substitution group
* for the given <code>XSElementDeclaration</code> or an empty
* <code>XSObjectList</code> if the substitution group contains
* no members.
*/
}