NonElement.java

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package com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.model.core;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * {@link TypeInfo} that maps to an element.
 *
 * Either {@link LeafInfo} or {@link ClassInfo}.
 *
 * TODO: better name.
 *
 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 */
public interface NonElement<T,C> extends TypeInfo<T,C> {
    /**
     * Gets the primary XML type name of the class.
     *
     * <p>
     * A Java type can be mapped to multiple XML types, but one of them is
     * considered "primary" and used when we generate a schema.
     *
     * @return
     *      null if the object doesn't have an explicit type name (AKA anonymous.)
     */
    QName getTypeName();

    /**
     * Returns true if this {@link NonElement} maps to text in XML,
     * without any attribute nor child elements.
     */
    boolean isSimpleType();
}