/*   Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation
*
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package org.apache.xmlbeans;

public interface InterfaceExtension
{
    /**
     * Get the fully qualified interface name.
     */
    String getInterface();

    /**
     * Get the fully qualified static handler class name.
     */
    String getStaticHandler();

    /**
     * Returns an array of MethodSignature declared in the interface class.
     * Possibly null if there is an error in the configuration.
     */
    MethodSignature[] getMethods();

    public interface MethodSignature
    {
        /** Returns the name of the method. */
        String getName();

        /** Returns the fully qualified type name of the return value or 'void' for no return value. */
        String getReturnType();

        /** Returns the fully qualified type name of the parameter types in order. */
        String[] getParameterTypes();

        /** Returns the fully qualified type name of the exception types. */
        String[] getExceptionTypes();
    }
}