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package org.apache.xmlbeans;

/**
 * Corresponds to the XML Schema
 * <a target="_blank" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#negativeInteger">xs:negativeInteger</a> type.
 * One of the derived types based on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#decimal">xs:decimal</a>.
 * <p>
 * Verified to be negative when validating.
 * <p>
 * Convertible to {@link java.math.BigInteger}.
 */
public interface XmlNegativeInteger extends XmlNonPositiveInteger {
    /**
     * The constant {@link SchemaType} object representing this schema type.
     */
    SchemaType type = XmlBeans.getBuiltinTypeSystem().typeForHandle("_BI_negativeInteger");

    /**
     * A class with methods for creating instances
     * of {@link XmlNegativeInteger}.
     */
    final class Factory {
        /**
         * Creates an empty instance of {@link XmlNegativeInteger}
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger newInstance() {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().newInstance(type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Creates an empty instance of {@link XmlNegativeInteger}
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger newInstance(org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().newInstance(type, options);
        }

        /**
         * Creates an immutable {@link XmlNegativeInteger} value
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger newValue(Object obj) {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) type.newValue(obj);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a String. For example: "<code>&lt;xml-fragment&gt;-1234567890&lt;/xml-fragment&gt;</code>".
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.lang.String s) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(s, type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a String. For example: "<code>&lt;xml-fragment&gt;-1234567890&lt;/xml-fragment&gt;</code>".
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.lang.String s, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(s, type, options);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a File.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.io.File f) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(f, type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a File.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.io.File f, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(f, type, options);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a URL.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.net.URL u) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(u, type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a URL.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.net.URL u, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(u, type, options);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from an InputStream.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.io.InputStream is) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(is, type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from an InputStream.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.io.InputStream is, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(is, type, options);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a Reader.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.io.Reader r) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(r, type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a Reader.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(java.io.Reader r, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(r, type, options);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a DOM Node.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(org.w3c.dom.Node node) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(node, type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from a DOM Node.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(org.w3c.dom.Node node, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(node, type, options);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from an XMLStreamReader.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader xsr) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(xsr, type, null);
        }

        /**
         * Parses a {@link XmlNegativeInteger} fragment from an XMLStreamReader.
         */
        public static XmlNegativeInteger parse(javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader xsr, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
            return (XmlNegativeInteger) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse(xsr, type, options);
        }

        private Factory() {
            // No instance of this class allowed
        }
    }
}