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package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xs;

/**

 * This interface allows one to retrieve an instance of <code>XSLoader</code>.

 * This interface should be implemented on the same object that implements

 * DOMImplementation.

 */

public interface XSImplementation {

    /**

     * A list containing the versions of XML Schema documents recognized by

     * this <code>XSImplemenation</code>.

     */

    public StringList getRecognizedVersions();

    /**

     * Creates a new XSLoader. The newly constructed loader may then be

     * configured and used to load XML Schemas.

     * @param versions  A list containing the versions of XML Schema

     *   documents which can be loaded by the <code>XSLoader</code> or

     *   <code>null</code> to permit XML Schema documents of any recognized

     *   version to be loaded by the XSLoader.

     * @return  An XML Schema loader.

     * @exception XSException

     *   NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support one

     *   of the specified versions.

     */

    public XSLoader createXSLoader(StringList versions)

                                   throws XSException;

}