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package org.apache.xmlbeans;

import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader;


/**
 * Corresponds to the XML Schema
 * <a target="_blank" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#float">xs:float</a> type.
 * <p>
 * Naturally, convertible to a Java float.
 */ 
public interface XmlFloat extends XmlAnySimpleType
{
    /** The constant {@link SchemaType} object representing this schema type. */
    public static final SchemaType type = XmlBeans.getBuiltinTypeSystem().typeForHandle("_BI_float");
    
    /** Returns this value as a float */
    float getFloatValue();
    /** Sets this value as a float */
    void setFloatValue(float v);

    /**
     * Returns this value as a float
     * @deprecated replaced by {@link #getFloatValue}
     **/
    float floatValue();
    /**
     * Sets this value as a float
     * @deprecated replaced by {@link #setFloatValue}
     **/
    void set(float v);
    
    /**
     * A class with methods for creating instances
     * of {@link XmlFloat}.
     */
    public static final class Factory
    {
        /** Creates an empty instance of {@link XmlFloat} */
        public static XmlFloat newInstance() {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().newInstance( type, null ); }
        
        /** Creates an empty instance of {@link XmlFloat} */
        public static XmlFloat newInstance(org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().newInstance( type, options ); }
        
        /** Creates an immutable {@link XmlFloat} value */
        public static XmlFloat newValue(Object obj) {
          return (XmlFloat) type.newValue( obj ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a String. For example: "<code>&lt;xml-fragment&gt;12.34e+5&lt;/xml-fragment&gt;</code>". */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.lang.String s) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( s, type, null ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a String. For example: "<code>&lt;xml-fragment&gt;12.34e+5&lt;/xml-fragment&gt;</code>". */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.lang.String s, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( s, type, options ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a File. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.io.File f) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( f, type, null ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a File. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.io.File f, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( f, type, options ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a URL. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.net.URL u) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( u, type, null ); }

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

        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from an InputStream. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.io.InputStream is) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( is, type, null ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from an InputStream. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.io.InputStream is, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( is, type, options ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a Reader. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.io.Reader r) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( r, type, null ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a Reader. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(java.io.Reader r, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, java.io.IOException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( r, type, options ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a DOM Node. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(org.w3c.dom.Node node) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( node, type, null ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from a DOM Node. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(org.w3c.dom.Node node, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( node, type, options ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from an XMLInputStream.
         * @deprecated XMLInputStream was deprecated by XMLStreamReader from STaX - jsr173 API.
         */
        public static XmlFloat parse(org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLInputStream xis) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLStreamException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( xis, type, null ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from an XMLInputStream.
         * @deprecated XMLInputStream was deprecated by XMLStreamReader from STaX - jsr173 API.
         */
        public static XmlFloat parse(org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLInputStream xis, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLStreamException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( xis, type, options ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from an XMLStreamReader. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader xsr) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException {
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( xsr, type, null ); }
        
        /** Parses a {@link XmlFloat} fragment from an XMLStreamReader. */
        public static XmlFloat parse(javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader xsr, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException{
          return (XmlFloat) XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().parse( xsr, type, options ); }
        
        /** Returns a validating XMLInputStream.
         * @deprecated XMLInputStream was deprecated by XMLStreamReader from STaX - jsr173 API.
         */
        public static org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLInputStream newValidatingXMLInputStream(org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLInputStream xis) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLStreamException {
          return XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().newValidatingXMLInputStream( xis, type, null ); }
        
        /** Returns a validating XMLInputStream.
         * @deprecated XMLInputStream was deprecated by XMLStreamReader from STaX - jsr173 API.
         */
        public static org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLInputStream newValidatingXMLInputStream(org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLInputStream xis, org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlOptions options) throws org.apache.xmlbeans.XmlException, org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream.XMLStreamException {
          return XmlBeans.getContextTypeLoader().newValidatingXMLInputStream( xis, type, options ); }
        
        private Factory() { } // No instance of this class allowed
    }
}