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package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.mappingsmodel.xml;
import org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.mappingsmodel.MWNode;
import org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.mappingsmodel.schema.MWSchemaContextComponent;
/**
* An MWXpathContext describes an object that parents an MWXmlField object.
* In addition to serving as a parent, it provides the MWXmlField the information
* it needs in order to resolve itself to an actual schema object, and it provides
* information about what kinds of xpaths are allowable for this xml field in this
* context.
*/
public interface MWXpathContext
extends MWNode
{
/**
* Return the schema component associated with the xml field in this context
* (Different xml fields may have different components in the same context)
*/
MWSchemaContextComponent schemaContext(MWXmlField xmlField);
/**
* Return the xpath spec associated with the xml field in this context
* (Different xml fields may have different specs in the same context)
*/
MWXpathSpec xpathSpec(MWXmlField xmlField);
}