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package org.apache.xmlbeans;

import org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.schema.XmlObjectFactory;

/**
 * Corresponds to the XML Schema
 * <a target="_blank" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#Name">xs:Name</a> type.
 * One of the derived types based on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#string">xs:string</a>.
 * <p>
 * This kind of string is the same as the non-colonized strings that are used
 * for XML localnames and prefixes, "my-href.2".  It is just a physical
 * string, however, and it should NOT be confused with {@link XmlQName},
 * which is a logical combination of localname and namespace URI.
 * <p>
 * Convertible to {@link String}.
 */
public interface XmlNCName extends XmlName {
    XmlObjectFactory<XmlNCName> Factory = new XmlObjectFactory<>("_BI_NCName");

    /**
     * The constant {@link SchemaType} object representing this schema type.
     */
    SchemaType type = Factory.getType();
}