src/javax/xml/crypto/XMLStructure.java

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 * Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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/*
 * $Id$
 */
package javax.xml.crypto;

/**
 * A representation of an XML structure from any namespace. The purpose of 
 * this interface is to group (and provide type safety for) all 
 * representations of XML structures.
 *
 * @author Sean Mullan
 * @author JSR 105 Expert Group
 */
public interface XMLStructure {

    /**
     * Indicates whether a specified feature is supported.
     *
     * @param feature the feature name (as an absolute URI)
     * @return <code>true</code> if the specified feature is supported,
     *    <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>feature</code> is <code>null</code>
     */
    boolean isFeatureSupported(String feature);
}