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package org.apache.xmlbeans;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * Represents the attribute structure allowed on a complex type.
 * 
 * @see SchemaType#getAttributeModel
 */ 
public interface SchemaAttributeModel
{
    /**
     * Returns an array containing all the attributes in the model.
     */
    SchemaLocalAttribute[] getAttributes();

    /**
     * Returns the attribute with the given name.
     */
    SchemaLocalAttribute getAttribute(QName name);

    /**
     * QNameSet representing the attribute wildcard specification.
     */
    QNameSet getWildcardSet();

    /**
     * Returns the processing code ({@link #STRICT}, {@link #LAX}, {@link #SKIP}).
     * Returns 0 ({@link #NONE}) if no wildcard specified.
     */
    int getWildcardProcess();

    /** See {@link #getWildcardProcess} */
    static final int NONE = 0;
    /** Strict wildcard processing. See {@link #getWildcardProcess} */
    static final int STRICT = 1;
    /** Lax wildcard processing. See {@link #getWildcardProcess} */
    static final int LAX = 2;
    /** Skip wildcard processing. See {@link #getWildcardProcess} */
    static final int SKIP = 3;
}