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package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xni.grammars;

import com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xs.XSModel;

/**

 * Representing a schema grammar. It contains declaratoin/definitions from

 * a certain namespace. When a grammar is preparsed, and its grammar type is

 * XML Schema, it can be casted to this interface. Objects of this interface

 * can be converted to XSModel, from which further information about components

 * in this grammar can be obtained.

 *

 * @author Sandy Gao, IBM

 *

 */

public interface XSGrammar extends Grammar {

    /**

     * Return an <code>XSModel</code> that represents components in this schema

     * grammar and any schema grammars that are imported by this grammar

     * directly or indirectly.

     *

     * @return  an <code>XSModel</code> representing this schema grammar

     */

    public XSModel toXSModel();

    /**

     * Return an <code>XSModel</code> that represents components in this schema

     * grammar and the grammars in the <code>grammars</code>parameter,

     * any schema grammars that are imported by them directly or indirectly.

     *

     * @return  an <code>XSModel</code> representing these schema grammars

     */

    public XSModel toXSModel(XSGrammar[] grammars);

} // interface XSGrammar