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

import java.util.Map;

/**

 * Objects implementing the <code>XSNamedMap</code> interface are used to

 * represent immutable collections of XML Schema components that can be

 * accessed by name. Note that <code>XSNamedMap</code> does not inherit from

 * <code>XSObjectList</code>. The <code>XSObject</code>s in

 * <code>XSNamedMap</code>s are not maintained in any particular order.

 */

    /**

     * The number of <code>XSObjects</code> in the <code>XSObjectList</code>.

     * The range of valid child object indices is 0 to <code>length-1</code>

     * inclusive.

     */

    public int getLength();

    /**

     *  Returns the <code>index</code>th item in the collection or

     * <code>null</code> if <code>index</code> is greater than or equal to

     * the number of objects in the list. The index starts at 0.

     * @param index  index into the collection.

     * @return  The <code>XSObject</code> at the <code>index</code>th

     *   position in the <code>XSObjectList</code>, or <code>null</code> if

     *   the index specified is not valid.

     */

    public XSObject item(int index);

    /**

     * Retrieves an <code>XSObject</code> specified by local name and

     * namespace URI.

     * <br>Per XML Namespaces, applications must use the value <code>null</code> as the

     * <code>namespace</code> parameter for methods if they wish to specify

     * no namespace.

     * @param namespace The namespace URI of the <code>XSObject</code> to

     *   retrieve, or <code>null</code> if the <code>XSObject</code> has no

     *   namespace.

     * @param localName The local name of the <code>XSObject</code> to

     *   retrieve.

     * @return A <code>XSObject</code> (of any type) with the specified local

     *   name and namespace URI, or <code>null</code> if they do not

     *   identify any object in this map.

     */

    public XSObject itemByName(String namespace,

                               String localName);

}