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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 ElementInfo} or {@link ClassInfo}.
*
* @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
*/
public interface Element<T,C> extends TypeInfo<T,C> {
/**
* Gets the element name of the class.
*
* @return
* Always non-null.
*/
QName getElementName();
/**
* If this element can substitute another element, return that element.
*
* <p>
* Substitutability of elements are transitive.
*
* @return
* null if no such element exists.
*/
Element<T,C> getSubstitutionHead();
/**
* If non-null, this element is only active inside the given scope.
*/
ClassInfo<T,C> getScope();
}