trunk/generator/schema2template/src/main/java/schema2template/model/QNamed.java

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package schema2template.model;

/**
 * Unambiguously named (ns:localname) object.
 *
 * <p>Contract: Every object implementing hasQName should overwrite the toString() method and
 * return the QName.</p>
 * <p>Warning: Using this interface does not imply any information about
 * the equals() or hashCode() methods. So for using objects with qualified names in a
 * Collection, you need information from the implementing class.</p>
 */
public interface QNamed {

    /**
     * Get the QName (i.e. namespace:localname )
     *
     * @return full name
     */
    public String getQName();

    /**
     * Get only namespace
     *
     * @return namespace
     */
    public String getNamespace();

    /**
     * Get only localname
     *
     * @return localname
     */
    public String getLocalName();

}