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  package mf.org.apache.xerces.xs;
  
  /**
   * This interface represents the Attribute Use schema component.
   */
  public interface XSAttributeUse extends XSObject {
      /**
       * [required]: determines whether this use of an attribute declaration
       * requires an appropriate attribute information item to be present, or
       * merely allows it.
       */
      boolean getRequired();
  
      /**
       * [attribute declaration]: provides the attribute declaration itself,
       * which will in turn determine the simple type definition used.
       */
      XSAttributeDeclaration getAttrDeclaration();
  
      /**
       * Value Constraint: one of default, fixed, or none.
       */
      short getConstraintType();
  
      /**
       * Value Constraint: The constraint value, otherwise <code>null</code>.
       *
       * @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getNormalizedValue() instead
       */
      @Deprecated
      String getConstraintValue();
  
      /**
       * Value Constraint: Binding specific actual constraint value or
       * <code>null</code> if the value is in error or there is no value
       * constraint.
       *
       * @throws XSException NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this
       *                     method.
       * @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getActualValue() instead
       */
      @Deprecated
      Object getActualVC()
              throws XSException;
  
      /**
       * The actual constraint value built-in datatype, e.g.
       * <code>STRING_DT, SHORT_DT</code>. If the type definition of this
       * value is a list type definition, this method returns
       * <code>LIST_DT</code>. If the type definition of this value is a list
       * type definition whose item type is a union type definition, this
       * method returns <code>LISTOFUNION_DT</code>. To query the actual
       * constraint value of the list or list of union type definitions use
       * <code>itemValueTypes</code>. If the <code>actualNormalizedValue</code>
       * is <code>null</code>, this method returns <code>UNAVAILABLE_DT</code>.
       *
       * @throws XSException NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this
       *                     method.
       * @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getActualValueType() instead
       */
      @Deprecated
      short getActualVCType()
              throws XSException;
  
      /**
       * In the case the actual constraint value represents a list, i.e. the
       * <code>actualValueType</code> is <code>LIST_DT</code>, the returned
       * array consists of one type kind which represents the itemType. If the
       * actual constraint value represents a list type definition whose item
       * type is a union type definition, i.e. <code>LISTOFUNION_DT</code>,
       * for each actual constraint value in the list the array contains the
       * corresponding memberType kind. For examples, see
       * <code>ItemPSVI.itemValueTypes</code>.
       *
       * @throws XSException NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR: Raised if the implementation does not support this
       *                     method.
       * @deprecated Use getValueConstraintValue().getListValueTypes() instead
       */
      @Deprecated
      ShortList getItemValueTypes()
              throws XSException;
  
      /**
       * The actual value of the default or fixed value constraint.
       */
      XSValue getValueConstraintValue();
  
      /**
       * A sequence of [annotations] or an empty <code>XSObjectList</code>.
       */
      XSObjectList getAnnotations();
  }
  