com.sun.xml.bind.v2.model.core

Interface MaybeElement<T,C>

All Superinterfaces:

Locatable, NonElement<T,C>, TypeInfo<T,C>

All Known Subinterfaces:

BuiltinLeafInfo<T,C>, ClassInfo<T,C>, EnumLeafInfo<T,C>, LeafInfo<T,C>, RuntimeBuiltinLeafInfo, RuntimeClassInfo, RuntimeEnumLeafInfo, RuntimeLeafInfo

All Known Implementing Classes:

BuiltinLeafInfoImpl, CBuiltinLeafInfo, CClassInfo, CEnumLeafInfo, ClassInfoImpl, RuntimeBuiltinLeafInfoImpl

public interface MaybeElement<T,C>
extends NonElement<T,C>

Some NonElement can optionally be an Element. This interface captures such characteristics.

Author:

Kohsuke Kawaguchi

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.sun.xml.bind.v2.model.core.NonElement

ANYTYPE_NAME

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Element<T,C>	asElement() Returns the Element aspect of this ClassInfo.
QName	getElementName() Gets the element name of the class, if the class is bound to an element.
boolean	isElement() If the class is bound to an element, return true.

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.xml.bind.v2.model.core.NonElement

getTypeName, isSimpleType

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.xml.bind.v2.model.core.TypeInfo

canBeReferencedByIDREF, getType

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.xml.bind.v2.model.annotation.Locatable

getLocation, getUpstream

Method Detail

isElement

boolean isElement()

If the class is bound to an element, return true.

Note that when this is true, the class is bound to both an element and a type.

getElementName

QName getElementName()

Gets the element name of the class, if the class is bound to an element.

Returns:

non-null iff isElement().

asElement

Element<T,C> asElement()

Returns the Element aspect of this ClassInfo.

Returns:

null if isElement()==false, non-null if isElement()==true.