org.apache.ws.jaxme.xs.xml

Interface XsObject

public interface XsObject

Base interface for type, attribute, element, or whatever object.

Method Summary
Locator	getLocator() Returns the SAX Locator with the instances location.
XsObjectFactory	getObjectFactory() Returns the `object factory`, that created this instance.
XsObject	getParentObject() Returns information on the parent object. More precisely, returns either of the following: If the object is the schema itself, returns null.
XsESchema	getXsESchema() Returns the objects syntactical schema.
boolean	isTopLevelObject() Returns whether the object is a top-level object.
void	validate() Validates the internal state of the type, attribute, element, or whatever object.

Method Detail

public Locator getLocator()

Returns the SAX Locator with the instances location.

public XsObjectFactory getObjectFactory()

Returns the object factory, that created this instance.

public XsObject getParentObject()

Returns information on the parent object.
More precisely, returns either of the following:

If the object is the schema itself, returns null. The schema doesn't have a parent object.
If the object is a top-level object, returns the schema.
Otherwise returns the object in which the given object is embedded.

public XsESchema getXsESchema()

Returns the objects syntactical schema.

public boolean isTopLevelObject()

Returns whether the object is a top-level object. This is the case for the XsESchema itself and for all its childs only.

public void validate()

Validates the internal state of the type, attribute, element, or whatever object.