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<pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">ClassificationScheme</span>
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<div class="block">A ClassificationScheme instance represents a taxonomy that may be used to classify or categorize RegistryObject instances.
A very common example of a classification scheme in science is the Classification of living things where living things are categorized in under a tree like structure. Another example is the Dewey Decimal system used in libraries to categorize books and other publications. A common example in eBusiness is that of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which is a classification scheme used to classify businesses and services by the industry to which they belong.
<p>Figure 1 shows how a ClassificationScheme is used by a Classification to classify a RegistryObject.
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static int</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../javax/xml/registry/infomodel/ClassificationScheme.html#VALUE_TYPE_EMBEDDED_PATH">VALUE_TYPE_EMBEDDED_PATH</a></span></code>
<div class="block">Each taxonomy value in ClassificationScheme embeds the full path from scheme to that Concept.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static int</code></td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>int</code></td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../javax/xml/registry/infomodel/ClassificationScheme.html#removeChildConcept-javax.xml.registry.infomodel.Concept-">removeChildConcept</a></span>(<a href="../../../../javax/xml/registry/infomodel/Concept.html" title="interface in javax.xml.registry.infomodel">Concept</a>&nbsp;concept)</code>
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<pre>static final&nbsp;int VALUE_TYPE_UNIQUE</pre>
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<div class="block">Removes a Collection of children Concepts.
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<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../../../javax/xml/registry/JAXRException.html" title="class in javax.xml.registry">JAXRException</a></code> - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error</dd>
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<dd><code><a href="../../../../javax/xml/registry/JAXRException.html" title="class in javax.xml.registry">JAXRException</a></code> - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error</dd>
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