src/java.xml/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/xerces/internal/xs/XSAttributeUse.java

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package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xs;

/**
 * This interface represents the Attribute Use schema component.
 */
public interface XSAttributeUse extends XSObject {
    /**
     * [required]: determines whether this use of an attribute declaration
     * requires an appropriate attribute information item to be present, or
     * merely allows it.
     */
    public boolean getRequired();

    /**
     * [attribute declaration]: provides the attribute declaration itself,
     * which will in turn determine the simple type definition used.
     */
    public XSAttributeDeclaration getAttrDeclaration();

    /**
     * Value Constraint: one of default, fixed, or none.
     */
    public short getConstraintType();

    /**
     * Value Constraint: The constraint value, otherwise <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getNormalizedValue() instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    public String getConstraintValue();

    /**
     * Value Constraint: Binding specific actual constraint value or
     * <code>null</code> 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
     */
    @Deprecated
    public Object getActualVC()
                                       throws XSException;

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

    /**
     * In the case the actual constraint value represents a list, i.e. the
     * <code>actualValueType</code> is <code>LIST_DT</code>, 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. <code>LISTOFUNION_DT</code>,
     * for each actual constraint value in the list the array contains the
     * corresponding memberType kind. For examples, see
     * <code>ItemPSVI.itemValueTypes</code>.
     * @exception XSException
     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this
     *   method.
     *
     * @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getListValueTypes() instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    public ShortList getItemValueTypes()
                                       throws XSException;

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

    /**
     * A sequence of [annotations] or an empty <code>XSObjectList</code>.
     */
    public XSObjectList getAnnotations();
}