Interface Schema

All Superinterfaces:
ExtensibilityElement, Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
SchemaImpl

public interface Schema extends ExtensibilityElement, Serializable
Represents a schema element. This is a lightweight schema wrapper that provides access to the schema DOM element, but does not parse the schema details. The implementor may provide alternative schema parsing if required.
Author:
Jeremy Hughes
  • Method Details

    • getImports

      Map getImports()
      Get a map of lists containing all the imports defined here. The map's keys are the namespaceURIs, and the map's values are lists. There is one list for each namespaceURI for which imports have been defined.
      Returns:
      a map of lists of schema imports
    • createImport

      SchemaImport createImport()
      Create a new schema import
      Returns:
      the newly created schema import
    • addImport

      void addImport(SchemaImport importSchema)
      Add an import to this LightWeightSchema
      Parameters:
      importSchema - the import to be added
    • getIncludes

      List getIncludes()
      Get a list containing all of the includes defined here. The list elements are schema references.
      Returns:
      a list of schema references.
    • createInclude

      SchemaReference createInclude()
      Create a new schema reference to represent an include.
      Returns:
      the newly created SchemaReference
    • addInclude

      void addInclude(SchemaReference includeSchema)
      Add an include to this LightWeightSchema
      Parameters:
      includeSchema - The include to be added, represented as a SchemaReference
    • getRedefines

      List getRedefines()
      Get a list containing all of the redefines defined here. The list elements are schema references.
      Returns:
      a list of schema references.
    • createRedefine

      SchemaReference createRedefine()
      Create a new schema reference to represent a redefine.
      Returns:
      the newly created SchemaReference
    • addRedefine

      void addRedefine(SchemaReference redefineSchema)
      Add a redefine to this LightWeightSchema
      Parameters:
      redefineSchema - The redefine to be added, represented as a SchemaReference
    • setElement

      void setElement(Element element)
      Set the DOM Element that represents this schema element.
      Parameters:
      element - the DOM element representing this schema
    • getElement

      Element getElement()
      Get the DOM Element that represents this schema element.
      Returns:
      the DOM element representing this schema
    • setDocumentBaseURI

      void setDocumentBaseURI(String documentBaseURI)
      Set the document base URI of this schema definition. Can be used to represent the origin of the schema, and can be exploited when resolving relative URIs (e.g. in <import>s).
      Parameters:
      documentBaseURI - the document base URI of this schema
    • getDocumentBaseURI

      String getDocumentBaseURI()
      Get the document base URI of this schema
      Returns:
      the document base URI