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package org.opensaml.xml;

import java.util.List;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * An XMLObject whose content model contains "any" child elements.
 */
public interface ElementExtensibleXMLObject extends XMLObject {

    /**
     * Gets the list of XMLObjects added to this XMLObject as part of the "any" content model.
     * 
     * @return list of XMLObjects added to this XMLObject as part of the "any" content model
     */
    public List getUnknownXMLObjects();
    
    /**
     * Gets the list of XMLObjects added to this XMLObject as part of the "any" content model,
     * and which match the specified QName.
     * 
     * @param typeOrName the QName of the statements to return
     * @return list of XMLObjects added to this XMLObject as part of the "any" content model
     */
    public List getUnknownXMLObjects(QName typeOrName);
}