jaxb/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jaxb.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jaxb/core/resource/java/XmlSchemaTypeAnnotation.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.jaxb.core.resource.java;

import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.resource.java.NestableAnnotation;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.utility.TextRange;

/**
 * Corresponds to the JAXB annotation
 * javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlSchemaType
 * 
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 * 
 * @version 3.0
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface XmlSchemaTypeAnnotation
		extends QNameAnnotation, NestableAnnotation {
	
	String TYPE_PROPERTY = "type"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'type' element of the XmlSchemaType annotation.
	 * Return null if the element does not exist in Java.
	 * Return the portion of the value preceding ".class".
	 * <pre>
	 *     &#64;XmlSchemaType(name="date", type=XMLGregorianCalendar.class)
	 * </pre>
	 * will return "XMLGregorianCalendar"
	 */
	String getType();
		
	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'type' element of the XmlSchemaType annotation.
	 * Set to null to remove the element.
	 */
	void setType(String type);
	
	/**
	 * Return the {@link TextRange} for the 'type' element. If the element 
	 * does not exist return the {@link TextRange} for the XmlSchemaType annotation.
	 */
	TextRange getTypeTextRange(CompilationUnit astRoot);
	
	String FULLY_QUALIFIED_TYPE_PROPERTY = "fullyQualifiedType"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	/**
	 * Return the fully-qualified type name as resolved by the AST's bindings.
	 * <pre>
	 *     &#64;XmlSchemaType(name="date", type=XMLGregorianCalendar.class)
	 * </pre>
	 * will return "javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar" if there is an import for 
	 * javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar.
	 * @return
	 */
	String getFullyQualifiedType();
	
	/**
	 * The default type when none is specified
	 */
	String DEFAULT_TYPE = "javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlSchemaType.DEFAULT";
}