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package javax.xml.transform;

/**

 * An object that implements this interface contains the information

 * needed to act as source input (XML source or transformation instructions).

 */

public interface Source {

    /**

     * Set the system identifier for this Source.

     *

     * <p>The system identifier is optional if the source does not

     * get its data from a URL, but it may still be useful to provide one.

     * The application can use a system identifier, for example, to resolve

     * relative URIs and to include in error messages and warnings.</p>

     *

     * @param systemId The system identifier as a URL string.

     */

    public void setSystemId(String systemId);

    /**

     * Get the system identifier that was set with setSystemId.

     *

     * @return The system identifier that was set with setSystemId, or null

     * if setSystemId was not called.

     */

    public String getSystemId();

}