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package org.apache.xerces.xs;

/**
 * The interface represents the Attribute Declaration schema component.
 */
public interface XSAttributeDeclaration extends XSObject {
    /**
     * [type definition]: A simple type definition. 
     */
    public XSSimpleTypeDefinition getTypeDefinition();

    /**
     * [scope]. One of SCOPE_GLOBAL, SCOPE_LOCAL, or 
     * SCOPE_ABSENT. If the scope is local, then the 
     * enclosingCTDefinition is present. 
     */
    public short getScope();

    /**
     * The complex type definition for locally scoped declarations (see 
     * scope), otherwise null if no such 
     * definition exists.
     * 
     * NOTE: deprecated for XML Schema 1.1
     */
    public XSComplexTypeDefinition getEnclosingCTDefinition();

    /**
     * XML Schema 1.1
     * 
     * The complex type definition or attribute group definition for
     * locally scoped declarations (see  scope), otherwise
     * null if no such definition exists. 
     */
    public XSObject getParent();

    /**
     * Value constraint: one of VC_NONE, VC_DEFAULT, VC_FIXED. 
     */
    public short getConstraintType();

    /**
     * Value constraint: The constraint value with respect to the [type 
     * definition], otherwise null. 
     * 
     * @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getNormalizedValue() instead
     */
    public String getConstraintValue();

    /**
     * Value Constraint: Binding specific actual constraint value or 
     * null if the value is in error or there is no value 
     * constraint. 
     * @exception XSException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this 
     *   method.
     *  
     *  @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getActualValue() instead
     */
    public Object getActualVC() throws XSException;

    /**
     * The actual constraint value built-in datatype, e.g. 
     * STRING_DT, SHORT_DT. If the type definition of this 
     * value is a list type definition, this method returns 
     * LIST_DT. If the type definition of this value is a list 
     * type definition whose item type is a union type definition, this 
     * method returns LISTOFUNION_DT. To query the actual 
     * constraint value of the list or list of union type definitions use 
     * itemValueTypes. If the actualValue is 
     * null, this method returns UNAVAILABLE_DT. 
     * @exception XSException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this 
     *   method.
     *  
     *  @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getActualValueType() instead
     */
    public short getActualVCType() throws XSException;

    /**
     * In the case the actual constraint value represents a list, i.e. the 
     * actualValueType is LIST_DT, the returned 
     * array consists of one type kind which represents the itemType. If the 
     * actual constraint value represents a list type definition whose item 
     * type is a union type definition, i.e. LISTOFUNION_DT, 
     * for each actual constraint value in the list the array contains the 
     * corresponding memberType kind. For examples, see 
     * ItemPSVI.itemValueTypes. 
     * @exception XSException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this 
     *   method.
     *   
     *  @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getListValueTypes() instead
     */
    public ShortList getItemValueTypes() throws XSException;

    /**
     * The actual value of the default or fixed value constraint.
     */
    public XSValue getValueConstraintValue();

    /**
     * An annotation if it exists, otherwise null. 
     * If not null then the first [annotation] from the sequence of annotations.
     */
    public XSAnnotation getAnnotation();
    
    /**
     * A sequence of [annotations] or an empty  XSObjectList. 
     */
    public XSObjectList getAnnotations();
    
    /**
     * Inheritable flag for the attribute. 
     */
    public boolean getInheritable(); 
}