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package weblogic.xml.stream;

/**
 * Encapsulates information about the Qualified Name of an XML event.
 *
 * @since Weblogic XML Input Stream 1.0
 * @version 1.0
 * @see weblogic.xml.stream.StartElement
 * @see weblogic.xml.stream.XMLEvent
 */

public interface XMLName {
  /*
   * returns the uri of the prefix of this name
   * 
   * @return returns the uri, 
   * empty string if the default namespace is bound to empty string 
   * or null if the name does not have a namespace
   */
  public String getNamespaceUri();
  /*
   * returns the localname of the xml name
   * 
   * @return the localname, cannot be null
   */
  public String getLocalName();
  /*
   * returns the prefix of the xml name
   * 
   * @return the prefix of the xml name or null
   */
  public String getPrefix();

  /*
   * returns the prefix of the xml name + ':' + the local name
   * if the prefix is not null
   * returns the local name otherwise
   * 
   * @return the prefix plus the local name
   */
  public String getQualifiedName();
}