## com.saxonica.schema
Class ElementDecl

    java.lang.Object
      com.saxonica.schema.SchemaStructure
          com.saxonica.schema.ElementDecl

All Implemented Interfaces:
  SerializableSchemaComponent, Term, UserSchemaComponent, Serializable, SourceLocator, SchemaComponent, SchemaDeclaration

    public class ElementDecl

extends SchemaStructure
implements UserSchemaComponent, SerializableSchemaComponent, SchemaDeclaration, Term

The object represents an element declaration in the schema. It may be a global element declaration, or a local element declaration.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.type.SchemaComponent
`FIXED_UP, INCOMPLETE, INVALID, UNVALIDATED, VALIDATED, VALIDATING`

Constructor Summary
`ElementDecl(EnterpriseConfiguration config, boolean global, SourceLocator locator)` Creates a new element declaration

Method Summary
`void` `addIdentityConstraint(IdentityConstraintReference constraint)` Adds the given IdentityConstraint to this element definition.
`void` `addSubstitutionGroupHead(int nameCode)` Adds the fingerprint of the name of the head of a substitutionGroup for this element definition.
`void` `addSubstitutionGroupMember(ElementDecl member, SchemaCompiler compiler)` Add a member of the substitution group that has this element as its head.
`void` `addTypeAlternative(TypeAlternative alternative)` Add a type alternative to the type alternative table.
`boolean` `allowsDerivation(int derivation)` Determines whether derivation (of a particular kind) from this type is allowed, based on the "final" property (that is, the {substitution group exclusions} in the component model
`boolean` `fixup(SchemaCompiler compiler)` Check references from this component to other components
`protected void` `fixupSubstitutionGroup(SchemaCompiler compiler)` Fix up the reference(s) to the head(s) of the substitition group(s)
`void` `gatherSubstititionGroupOwnersTransitively(Set<ElementDecl> headSet)` Get the heads of all substitution groups, expanded transitively (including this element declaration itself)
`int` `getBlock()` Returns the value of the 'block' attribute for this element.
`UserComplexType` `getContainingComplexType()` Get the containing complex type.
`String` `getDefaultValue()` Returns the default value defined for this element definition.
`String` `getDisplayName()` Returns the name of this Element declaration in a form suitable for error messages.
`int` `getFingerprint()` Get the fingerprint of the name of this element declaration in the namePool
`Value` `getFixedValue()` Returns the 'fixed' value defined for this element declaration.
`Comparable` `getFixedValueComparable()` Return the Comparable that can be used to compare the "fixed" value against other values using XML Schema comparison semantics.
`String` `getFixedValueLexicalRepresentation()` Return the canonical lexical representation of the "fixed" value defined for this element declaration
`Iterator<IdentityConstraintReference>` `getIdentityConstraints()` Returns an Iterator over the identity constraints defined within this element definition.
`String` `getName()` Returns the local name of this Element declaration.
`int` `getNameCode()` Get the nameCode of the name of this element declaration in the namePool
`String` `getNamespaceURI()` Deprecated. since 9.0: use the renamed method getTargetNamespace()
`int` `getSubstitutionGroupExclusions()` Get the substitution group exclusions of this element, that is, the value of the applcable `final` or `finalDefault` attributes.
`Set<ElementDecl>` `getSubstitutionGroupMembers()` Get the known members of the substitution group of this element, as a Set containing the ElementDecl objects.
`Set<ElementDecl>` `getSubstitutionGroupOwners()` Returns the head(s) of the substitutionGroup for this element declaration, or null if there are none.
`String` `getTargetNamespace()` Get the namespace URI of this element declaration.
`SchemaType` `getType()` Returns the Schema Type (ComplexType or SimpleType) of this Element Declaration.
`int` `getTypeFingerprint()` Get the namepool fingerprint of the name of the element's type.
`boolean` `hasSameTypeTable(ElementDecl other)` Test whether this element declaration has "the same" type table as another element declaration
`boolean` `hasTypeAlternatives()` Ask whether any type alternatives are defined for this element
`boolean` `isAbstract()` Returns true if this element definition is abstract.
`boolean` `isGlobal()` Determine whether this element declaration is global.
`boolean` `isNillable()` Determine whether or not instances of this element definition permit xsi:nil to be set to "yes".
`boolean` `isSameDeclaration(ElementDecl other)` Test whether this is the same declaration as another declaration.
`Iterator<ElementDecl>` `iterateSubstitutionGroup()` Iterate over all the elements contained in the substitution group of which this element is the head.
`Iterator<TypeAlternative>` `iterateTypeAlternatives()` Iterate over the type alternatives defined for this element.
`void` `lookForCycles(Stack references, SchemaCompiler compiler)` This method is called to look for cycles.
`NodeTest` `makeSchemaNodeTest()` Create a NodeTest that implements the semantics of schema-element(name) or schema-attribute(name) applied to this element or attribute declaration.
`void` `registerComplexTypeUsingThisElement(UserComplexType type)` Register a complex type that contains this element as a particle.
`void` `serialize(SchemaModelSerializer serializer)` Serialize the schema component
`void` `setAbstract(boolean isAbstract)` Sets whether or not this element definition is abstract.
`void` `setBlock(int block)` Sets the value of the 'block' attribute for this element For internal use only.
`void` `setContainingComplexType(UserComplexType type)` Sets the containing complex type definition.
`void` `setDefaultValue(String value)` Sets the 'default' value for this element declaration.
`void` `setFinalProhibitions(int finalValue)` Sets the value of the 'final' property, indicating which types of derivation are not allowed.
`void` `setFixedValue(Value value)` Sets the fixed value for this element definition.
`void` `setNameCode(int nameCode)` Set the name of this element declaration
`void` `setNamespaceResolver(NamespaceResolver resolver)` Set the namespace resolver to be used
`void` `setNillable(boolean nillable)` Sets whether or not instances of this element definition may set xsi:nil='true'.
`void` `setTypeReference(TypeReference type)` Sets the schema type for this element declaration.
`String` `toString()`
`boolean` `validate(SchemaCompiler compiler)` Check the validity (consistency) of this element definition.

Methods inherited from class com.saxonica.schema.SchemaStructure
`elaborate, getColumnNumber, getConfiguration, getFixupStatus, getLineNumber, getPublicId, getRedefinitionLevel, getSchemaDocumentURI, getSystemId, getValidationStatus, setConfiguration, setFixupStatus, setLineNumber, setLocator, setRedefinitionLevel, setSchemaDocumentURI, setSystemId, setValidationStatus`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface com.saxonica.schema.UserSchemaComponent
`elaborate`

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.type.SchemaComponent
`getRedefinitionLevel, getValidationStatus`

Constructor Detail

### ElementDecl

    public ElementDecl(EnterpriseConfiguration config,
                       boolean global,
                       SourceLocator locator)

  Creates a new element declaration

  Parameters:
    `config` - the Configuration to which this element declaration belongs
    `global` - true if the element declaration is top-level
    `locator` - identifies the location of the element declaration in the

Method Detail

### setNamespaceResolver

    public void setNamespaceResolver(NamespaceResolver resolver)

  Set the namespace resolver to be used

  Parameters:
    `resolver` - the namespace resolver

### addIdentityConstraint

    public void addIdentityConstraint(IdentityConstraintReference constraint)

  Adds the given IdentityConstraint to this element definition. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `constraint` - the IdentityConstraint to add.

### setContainingComplexType

    public void setContainingComplexType(UserComplexType type)

  Sets the containing complex type definition. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `type` - the complex type containing this local element declaration

### getBlock

    public int getBlock()

  Returns the value of the 'block' attribute for this element. This corresponds to the value of the {disallowed substitutions} property in the schema component model.

  Returns:
    the value of the block attribute, as a bit-significant integer using constants such as `SchemaType.DERIVE_BY_SUBSTITUTION`, indicating which kinds of derivation from this element declaration are blocked.

### getDefaultValue

    public String getDefaultValue()

  Returns the default value defined for this element definition.

  Returns:
    the default value of this element definition, or null if no default was specified.

### getSubstitutionGroupExclusions

    public int getSubstitutionGroupExclusions()

  Get the substitution group exclusions of this element, that is, the value of the applcable `final` or `finalDefault` attributes. Corresponds to the property {substitution group exclusions} in the schema component model.

  Returns:
    the substitution group exclusions, represented as a bit-significant integer, the relevant bits being `SchemaType.DERIVATION_EXTENSION` and `SchemaType.DERIVATION_RESTRICTION`

### allowsDerivation

    public boolean allowsDerivation(int derivation)

  Determines whether derivation (of a particular kind) from this type is allowed, based on the "final" property (that is, the {substitution group exclusions} in the component model

  Parameters:
    `derivation` - the kind of derivation, e.g. `SchemaType.DERIVATION_EXTENSION`
  Returns:
    true if this kind of derivation is allowed

### getContainingComplexType

    public UserComplexType getContainingComplexType()

  Get the containing complex type. This represents one aspect of the {scope} property defined in the schema component model. If the element is a local element declaration and is defined as part of a complex type (and not as part of a named model group), returns the complex type definition. Otherwise, returns null.

  Returns:
    the containing complex type definition if there is one, otherwise null

### getFixedValue

    public Value getFixedValue()

  Returns the 'fixed' value defined for this element declaration.

  Returns:
    the fixed value for this element declaration, or null if no fixed value was specified.

### getFixedValueLexicalRepresentation

    public String getFixedValueLexicalRepresentation()

  Return the canonical lexical representation of the "fixed" value defined for this element declaration

  Returns:
    the canonical lexical representation of the "fixed" value, or null if there is no fixed value

### getFixedValueComparable

    public Comparable getFixedValueComparable()

  Return the Comparable that can be used to compare the "fixed" value against other values using XML Schema comparison semantics.

  Returns:
    the Comparable for the fixed value, or null if there is no fixed value

### getIdentityConstraints

    public Iterator<IdentityConstraintReference> getIdentityConstraints()

  Returns an Iterator over the identity constraints defined within this element definition. This corresponds to the {identity-constraint definitions} property in the schema component model.

  Returns:
    an Iterator of `IdentityConstraint` objects contained within this element definition.

### getDisplayName

    public String getDisplayName()

  Returns the name of this Element declaration in a form suitable for error messages. This will be the Clark name

  Returns:
    the name of this element declaration in Clark format

### getName

    public String getName()

  Returns the local name of this Element declaration. The name returned, if not null, will be an NCName. This corresponds to the {name} property defined in the schema component model.

  Returns:
    the local name of this element declaration, if it is global, or null if it is anonymous

### getTargetNamespace

    public String getTargetNamespace()

  Get the namespace URI of this element declaration. This corresponds to the {targetNamespace} property defined in the schema component model.

  Returns:
    the target namespace if the element declaration is global and the target namespace is not "absent". Return null for a local element declaration or for a global element in a no-namespace schema.

### getNamespaceURI

    public String getNamespaceURI()

  Deprecated. since 9.0: use the renamed method getTargetNamespace()

  Get the namespace URI of this element declaration. This corresponds to the {targetNamespace} property defined in the schema component model.

  Returns:
    the target namespace

### getTypeFingerprint

    public int getTypeFingerprint()

  Get the namepool fingerprint of the name of the element's type.

  Returns:
    the fingerprint of the type, or -1 if none is available.

### getType

    public SchemaType getType()
                       throws UnresolvedReferenceException

  Returns the Schema Type (ComplexType or SimpleType) of this Element Declaration. This corresponds to the {typeDefinition} property in the schema component model.

  Specified by:
    `getType` in interface `SchemaDeclaration`
  Returns:
    the Schema Type of this Element Declaration.
  Throws:
    `UnresolvedReferenceException` - if the reference from the element declaration to its type cannot be resolved.

### getSubstitutionGroupOwners

    public Set<ElementDecl> getSubstitutionGroupOwners()
                                                throws UnresolvedReferenceException

  Returns the head(s) of the substitutionGroup for this element declaration, or null if there are none. This corresponds to the {substitution group affiliation} property in the schema component model.

  Returns:
    the element declarations representing the heads of the substitution groups in which this element declaration is a member, or null if none is defined. These are the immediate parents in the substitution group lattice.
  Throws:
    `UnresolvedReferenceException` - if the element is a member of a substitution group but no declaration of the referenced element is (yet) available

### gatherSubstititionGroupOwnersTransitively

    public void gatherSubstititionGroupOwnersTransitively(Set<ElementDecl> headSet)

  Get the heads of all substitution groups, expanded transitively (including this element declaration itself)

  Parameters:
    `headSet` - the set into which the heads of all groups will be placed

### getSubstitutionGroupMembers

    public Set<ElementDecl> getSubstitutionGroupMembers()

  Get the known members of the substitution group of this element, as a Set containing the ElementDecl objects. This includes all applicable element declarations in schemas compiled within the same Configuration as this schema.

  Returns:
    a set containing all the substitution group members, expanded transtively

### addSubstitutionGroupMember

    public void addSubstitutionGroupMember(ElementDecl member,
                                           SchemaCompiler compiler)
                                    throws SchemaException

  Add a member of the substitution group that has this element as its head. For internal use only.

  This method may be called at any time, for example when a new schema is loaded as a result of validating an instance document. The method is therefore synchronized, since the schema may be used in several threads concurrently. Adding a new member to a substitution group means that all complex type definitions that include this element in their content model must be recompiled.

  It is not possible to add to a substitution group once the element declaration has been used, either for validating a source document or for compiling stylesheets or schemas.

  Parameters:
    `member` - The element declaration to be added to the substitution group of which this element declaration is the head. Elements are added to each ancestor in the substitution group hierarchy.
    `compiler` - used for error reporting
  Throws:
    `SchemaException`

### registerComplexTypeUsingThisElement

    public void registerComplexTypeUsingThisElement(UserComplexType type)

  Register a complex type that contains this element as a particle. If new elements are added to the substitution group headed by this element, these complex types will need to be recompiled to permit the new substititution group members. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `type` - A complex type that contains this element as a particle.

### isAbstract

    public boolean isAbstract()

  Returns true if this element definition is abstract. This corresponds to the {abstract} property in the schema component model.

  Specified by:
    `isAbstract` in interface `SchemaDeclaration`
  Returns:
    true if this element definition is abstract

### isNillable

    public boolean isNillable()

  Determine whether or not instances of this element definition permit xsi:nil to be set to "yes". This corresponds to the {nillable} property in the schema component model.

  Specified by:
    `isNillable` in interface `SchemaDeclaration`
  Returns:
    true if instances conforming to this element definition may be nilled, and false otherwise.

### isGlobal

    public boolean isGlobal()

  Determine whether this element declaration is global. This represents one aspect of the {scope} property defined in the schema data model.

  Returns:
    true if the element declaration is global, false if it is local

### setAbstract

    public void setAbstract(boolean isAbstract)

  Sets whether or not this element definition is abstract. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `isAbstract` - a boolean: when true indicates that this element definition is abstract

### setBlock

    public void setBlock(int block)

  Sets the value of the 'block' attribute for this element For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `block` - the value of the block attribute for this element definition, indicating the types of derivation that are not allowed, as a bit-significant integer, using constants such as `SchemaType.DERIVATION_EXTENSION`

### setDefaultValue

    public void setDefaultValue(String value)

  Sets the 'default' value for this element declaration. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `value` - the default value for this element declaration.

### setFinalProhibitions

    public void setFinalProhibitions(int finalValue)

  Sets the value of the 'final' property, indicating which types of derivation are not allowed. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `finalValue` - the bit-significant code representing the final property, made up of values such as `SchemaType.DERIVE_BY_SUBSTITUTION`

### setFixedValue

    public void setFixedValue(Value value)

  Sets the fixed value for this element definition. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `value` - the fixed value for this element definition. This is stored initially as the string value initially specified in the schema document; once the type of the element is known (during schema validation) this is replaced by the typed value.

### setNillable

    public void setNillable(boolean nillable)

  Sets whether or not instances of this element definition may set xsi:nil='true'. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `nillable` - the flag when true indicates that instances of this element definition may be nilled

### setNameCode

    public void setNameCode(int nameCode)

  Set the name of this element declaration

  Parameters:
    `nameCode` - the nameCode of the element name in the namePool

### getFingerprint

    public int getFingerprint()

  Get the fingerprint of the name of this element declaration in the namePool

  Specified by:
    `getFingerprint` in interface `SchemaDeclaration`
  Returns:
    the fingerprint of the element name

### getNameCode

    public int getNameCode()

  Get the nameCode of the name of this element declaration in the namePool

  Returns:
    the nameCode of the element name

### addSubstitutionGroupHead

    public void addSubstitutionGroupHead(int nameCode)

  Adds the fingerprint of the name of the head of a substitutionGroup for this element definition. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `nameCode` - the nameCode of the name of the head of the substitutionGroup of this element definition.

### iterateSubstitutionGroup

    public Iterator<ElementDecl> iterateSubstitutionGroup()

  Iterate over all the elements contained in the substitution group of which this element is the head. If this object represents an element reference, the iterator is over the substitution group of the referenced global element.

  Returns:
    an iterator giving access to the ElementDecl objects defining the members of the substitution group. This gives access to all the descendants in the substitution group hierarchy, not only the elements that explicitly name this element as their substitution group head.

### setTypeReference

    public void setTypeReference(TypeReference type)

  Sets the schema type for this element declaration. For internal use only.

  Parameters:
    `type` - the schema type for this element declaration.

### addTypeAlternative

    public void addTypeAlternative(TypeAlternative alternative)

  Add a type alternative to the type alternative table. Note that the order in which alternatives are added is significant.

  Parameters:
    `alternative` - the type alternative to be added

### hasTypeAlternatives

    public boolean hasTypeAlternatives()

  Ask whether any type alternatives are defined for this element

  Returns:
    true if type alternatives have been defined

### iterateTypeAlternatives

    public Iterator<TypeAlternative> iterateTypeAlternatives()

  Iterate over the type alternatives defined for this element. This should be called only after callling hasTypeAlternatives() to check that there are any.

  Returns:
    an iterator over the type alternatives defined for this element declaration. The items returned by this iterator are of class `TypeAlternative`

### lookForCycles

    public void lookForCycles(Stack references,
                              SchemaCompiler compiler)
                       throws SchemaException,
                              UnresolvedReferenceException

  This method is called to look for cycles. The object implementing this method is required (a) to raise an exception if the object itself appears in the list of references, (b) to add itself to the list of references, and (c) to call the lookForCycles method on all the objects that it references.

  In this particular case the cycles we are looking for are cycles in substitution group membership.

  Specified by:
    `lookForCycles` in interface `UserSchemaComponent`
  Overrides:
    `lookForCycles` in class `SchemaStructure`
  Parameters:
    `references` - A list of objects that contain direct or indirect references to this object, and that must therefore not be referred to from this object.
    `compiler` - used for error reporting
  Throws:
    `SchemaException`
    `UnresolvedReferenceException`

### fixup

    public boolean fixup(SchemaCompiler compiler)
                  throws SchemaException,
                         UnresolvedReferenceException

  Check references from this component to other components

  Specified by:
    `fixup` in interface `UserSchemaComponent`
  Overrides:
    `fixup` in class `SchemaStructure`
  Parameters:
    `compiler` - used for error reporting
  Returns:
    true if all is well, false if errors found
  Throws:
    `SchemaException`
    `UnresolvedReferenceException`

### makeSchemaNodeTest

    public NodeTest makeSchemaNodeTest()

  Create a NodeTest that implements the semantics of schema-element(name) or schema-attribute(name) applied to this element or attribute declaration.

  Specified by:
    `makeSchemaNodeTest` in interface `SchemaDeclaration`

### validate

    public boolean validate(SchemaCompiler compiler)
                     throws SchemaException

  Check the validity (consistency) of this element definition.

  Specified by:
    `validate` in interface `UserSchemaComponent`
  Parameters:
    `compiler` - used for error reporting
  Returns:
    true if validation succeeded, false if errors were found.
  Throws:
    `SchemaException` - if an error is found and the error listener decides that the error is fatal

### fixupSubstitutionGroup

    protected void fixupSubstitutionGroup(SchemaCompiler compiler)
                                   throws SchemaException,
                                          ValidationException

  Fix up the reference(s) to the head(s) of the substitition group(s)

  Parameters:
    `compiler` - used for error reporting
  Throws:
    `SchemaException` - if any error occurs, for example a name that is referenced but not declared
    `ValidationException`

### isSameDeclaration

    public boolean isSameDeclaration(ElementDecl other)

  Test whether this is the same declaration as another declaration. They are considered to be the same declaration if they are derived from the same definition in the original XML representation (which can happen when there are multiple includes of the same file)

  Parameters:
    `other` - the declaration with which to compare this one
  Returns:
    true if the two declarations are the same

### hasSameTypeTable

    public boolean hasSameTypeTable(ElementDecl other)

  Test whether this element declaration has "the same" type table as another element declaration

  Returns:
    true if the type tables are the same, false if they are different

### toString

    public String toString()

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`

### serialize

    public void serialize(SchemaModelSerializer serializer)
                   throws XPathException

  Serialize the schema component

  Specified by:
    `serialize` in interface `SerializableSchemaComponent`
  Throws:
    `XPathException`

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