Structure (Castor JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Annotated, Annotation, AnnotationItem, UnknownDef
```
public abstract class Structure
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
```
The base class for all XML Schema stuctures.

Version:

$Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Keith Visco

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static short`	`ANNOTATION`
`static short`	`ANYTYPE`
`static short`	`APPINFO`
`static short`	`ATTRIBUTE`
`static short`	`ATTRIBUTE_GROUP`
`static short`	`COMPLEX_CONTENT`
`static short`	`COMPLEX_TYPE`
`static short`	`DOCUMENTATION`
`static short`	`ELEMENT`
`static short`	`FACET`
`static short`	`GROUP`
`static short`	`IDENTITY_FIELD`
`static short`	`IDENTITY_SELECTOR`
`static short`	`KEY`
`static short`	`KEYREF`
`static short`	`LIST`
`static short`	`MODELGROUP`
`static short`	`MODELGROUP_REF`
`static short`	`REDEFINE`
`static short`	`SCHEMA`
`static short`	`SIMPLE_CONTENT`
`static short`	`SIMPLE_TYPE`
`static short`	`UNION`
`static short`	`UNIQUE`
`static short`	`UNKNOWN`
`static short`	`WILDCARD`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected Structure()
Creates a new XML Schema Structure

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`Structure()`	Creates a new XML Schema Structure

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract short`	`getStructureType()`	Returns the type of this Schema Structure.
`boolean`	`isValid()`	Calls validate() to determine if this Schema Definition is valid.
`abstract void`	`validate()`	Checks the validity of this Schema defintion.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ANYTYPE
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public static final short ANYTYPE
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    Constant Field Values
  - ANNOTATION
```
public static final short ANNOTATION
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    Constant Field Values
  - APPINFO
```
public static final short APPINFO
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - ATTRIBUTE
```
public static final short ATTRIBUTE
```
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  - ATTRIBUTE_GROUP
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public static final short ATTRIBUTE_GROUP
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  - COMPLEX_CONTENT
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public static final short COMPLEX_CONTENT
```
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  - COMPLEX_TYPE
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public static final short COMPLEX_TYPE
```
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  - DOCUMENTATION
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public static final short DOCUMENTATION
```
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  - ELEMENT
```
public static final short ELEMENT
```
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  - FACET
```
public static final short FACET
```
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  - GROUP
```
public static final short GROUP
```
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  - IDENTITY_FIELD
```
public static final short IDENTITY_FIELD
```
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  - IDENTITY_SELECTOR
```
public static final short IDENTITY_SELECTOR
```
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  - KEY
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public static final short KEY
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  - KEYREF
```
public static final short KEYREF
```
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  - LIST
```
public static final short LIST
```
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  - MODELGROUP
```
public static final short MODELGROUP
```
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  - MODELGROUP_REF
```
public static final short MODELGROUP_REF
```
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  - REDEFINE
```
public static final short REDEFINE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - SCHEMA
```
public static final short SCHEMA
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - SIMPLE_CONTENT
```
public static final short SIMPLE_CONTENT
```
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  - SIMPLE_TYPE
```
public static final short SIMPLE_TYPE
```
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  - UNION
```
public static final short UNION
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  - UNIQUE
```
public static final short UNIQUE
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  - WILDCARD
```
public static final short WILDCARD
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  - UNKNOWN
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public static final short UNKNOWN
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- Constructor Detail
  - Structure
```
protected Structure()
```
    Creates a new XML Schema Structure
- Method Detail
  - isValid
```
public boolean isValid()
```
    Calls validate() to determine if this Schema Definition is valid.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this Schema definition is valid, otherwise false.
  - getStructureType
```
public abstract short getStructureType()
```
    Returns the type of this Schema Structure.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of this Schema Structure.
  - validate
```
public abstract void validate()
                       throws ValidationException
```
    Checks the validity of this Schema defintion.
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - when this Schema definition is invalid.

Class Structure

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ANYTYPE

ANNOTATION

APPINFO

ATTRIBUTE

ATTRIBUTE_GROUP

COMPLEX_CONTENT

COMPLEX_TYPE

DOCUMENTATION

ELEMENT

FACET

GROUP

IDENTITY_FIELD

IDENTITY_SELECTOR

KEY

KEYREF

LIST

MODELGROUP

MODELGROUP_REF

REDEFINE

SCHEMA

SIMPLE_CONTENT

SIMPLE_TYPE

UNION

UNIQUE

WILDCARD

UNKNOWN

Constructor Detail

Structure

Method Detail

isValid

getStructureType

validate