/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2004-2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*/
package org.geotools.xml.schema;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.naming.OperationNotSupportedException;
/**
* <p>
* This interface is intended to represent an XML Schema simple type. This
* interface extends the generic XML schema type interface to represent datum
* within a single element.
* </p>
*
* @author dzwiers www.refractions.net
* @source $URL$
*/
public interface SimpleType extends Type {
/**
* Represents a masks used to represent how this simpleType may or may not
* be changed though the use of inheritance
*/
public static final int NONE = 0;
/**
* Represents a masks used to represent how this simpleType may or may not
* be changed though the use of inheritance
*/
public static final int UNION = 1;
/**
* Represents a masks used to represent how this simpleType may or may not
* be changed though the use of inheritance
*/
public static final int LIST = 2;
/**
* Represents a masks used to represent how this simpleType may or may not
* be changed though the use of inheritance
*/
public static final int RESTRICTION = 4;
/**
* Represents a masks used to represent how this simpleType may or may not
* be changed though the use of inheritance
*/
public static final int ALL = 7;
/**
* <p>
* This specifies a mask which represents how this XML Schema SimpleType
* may be extended/restricted ... through Schema declared derivations.
* </p>
*
*/
public int getFinal();
/**
* <p>
* The Schema ID for this simpleType definition.
* </p>
*
*/
public String getId();
/**
* <p>
* returns the value as a string
* </p>
*
* @param attribute
* @param value
* @param hints
*
*/
public AttributeValue toAttribute(Attribute attribute, Object value,
Map hints) throws OperationNotSupportedException;
/**
* DOCUMENT ME!
*
* @param attribute DOCUMENT ME!
* @param value DOCUMENT ME!
* @param hints DOCUMENT ME!
*
*/
public boolean canCreateAttributes(Attribute attribute, Object value,
Map hints);
/**
* Returns an int of either List, Union or Restriction
*
*/
public int getChildType();
/**
* A simple simpleType when either a List or Restriction ... A set when a
* Union
*
*/
public SimpleType[] getParents();
/**
* The list of facets for this Restriction ... Null if another type (List,
* Union)
*
*/
public Facet[] getFacets();
}