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

/**

 * This interface represents the Particle schema component.

 */

public interface XSParticle extends XSObject {

    /**

     * [min occurs]: determines the minimum number of terms that can occur.

     */

    public int getMinOccurs();

    /**

     *  [max occurs]: determines the maximum number of terms that can occur.

     * To query for the value of unbounded use

     * <code>maxOccursUnbounded</code>. When the value of

     * <code>maxOccursUnbounded</code> is <code>true</code>, the value of

     * <code>maxOccurs</code> is unspecified.

     */

    public int getMaxOccurs();

    /**

     * [max occurs]: whether the maxOccurs value is unbounded.

     */

    public boolean getMaxOccursUnbounded();

    /**

     * [term]: one of a model group, a wildcard, or an element declaration.

     */

    public XSTerm getTerm();

    /**

     * A sequence of [annotations] or an empty <code>XSObjectList</code>.

     */

    public XSObjectList getAnnotations();

}