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 *
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package org.apache.xmlbeans.xml.stream;

/**
 * Returns the document location of the event.  This is not
 * required to be exact and is informational only.
 * 
 * @since Weblogic XML Input Stream 1.0
 * @version 1.0
 *
 */
public interface Location {
  /*
   * returns the current column number
   *
   * @return integer value of the current column number
   */
  public int getColumnNumber(); 
  /*
   * returns the current line
   *
   * @return integer value of the current line number
   */
  public int getLineNumber();
  /*
   * returns the String value of the public ID
   *
   * @return public ID or null if not set
   */
  public String getPublicId(); 
  /*
   * returns the String value of the system ID
   *
   * @return system ID or null if not set
   */
  public String getSystemId();
}