IMXMLToken.java

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package org.apache.flex.compiler.parsing;

/**
 * A token returned back by an {@link IMXMLTokenizer} created when we scan text
 */
public interface IMXMLToken extends ICMToken
{
	/**
	 * Types of tokens within the MXML language
	 */
	enum MXMLTokenKind
	{
		/**
		 * an open tag start token: < 
		 */
		TAG_OPEN_START, 
		
		/**
		 * a close tag start token: < 
		 */
		TAG_CLOSE_START, 
		
		/**
		 * a tag close token: > 
		 */
		TAG_END,
		
		/**
		 * an empty tag close token: /> 
		 */
		EMPTY_TAG_END, 
		
		/**
		 * Name as matched by the XML identifier rule
		 */
		NAME, 
		
		/**
		 * Equals char
		 */
		EQUALS, 
		
		/**
		 * String literal
		 */
		STRING, 
		
		/**
		 * Textual content
		 */
		TEXT, 
		
		/**
		 * An XML comment
		 */
		COMMENT,
		
		/**
		 * A CDATA block
		 */
		CDATA, 
		
		/**
		 * An ActionScript token
		 */
		ACTIONSCRIPT,
		
		/**
         * A whitespace token
         */
		WHITESPACE,
		
		/**
		 * An untyped or unknown token kind.  Should be ignored
		 */
		UNKNOWN
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the kind of token that we represent.
	 * @return a token kind, seen in {@link MXMLTokenKind}
	 */
	MXMLTokenKind getMXMLTokenKind();
}