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package com.sun.xml.internal.xsom;

/**

 * Base interface of all "declarations".

 *

 * @author

 *  Kohsuke Kawaguchi (kohsuke.kawaguchi@sun.com)

 */

public interface XSDeclaration extends XSComponent

{

    /**

     * Target namespace to which this component belongs.

     * <code>""</code> is used to represent the default no namespace.

     */

    String getTargetNamespace();

    /**

     * Gets the (local) name of the declaration.

     *

     * @return null if this component is anonymous.

     */

    String getName();

    /**

     * @deprecated use the isGlobal method, which always returns

     * the opposite of this function. Or the isLocal method.

     */

    boolean isAnonymous();

    /**

     * Returns true if this declaration is a global declaration.

     *

     * Global declarations are those declaration that can be enumerated

     * through the schema object.

     */

    boolean isGlobal();

    /**

     * Returns true if this declaration is a local declaration.

     * Equivalent of <code>!isGlobal()</code>

     */

    boolean isLocal();

}