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  package mf.org.apache.xerces.xs;
  
  /**
   * This interface represents a complex or simple type definition.
   */
  public interface XSTypeDefinition extends XSObject {
      /**
       * The object describes a complex type.
       */
      short COMPLEX_TYPE = 15;
      /**
       * The object describes a simple type.
       */
      short SIMPLE_TYPE = 16;
  
      /**
       * Return whether this type definition is a simple type or complex type.
       */
      short getTypeCategory();
  
      /**
       * {base type definition}: either a simple type definition or a complex
       * type definition.
       */
      XSTypeDefinition getBaseType();
  
      /**
       * {final}. For a complex type definition it is a subset of {extension,
       * restriction}. For a simple type definition it is a subset of
       * {extension, list, restriction, union}.
       *
       * @param restriction Extension, restriction, list, union constants
       *                    (defined in <code>XSConstants</code>).
       * @return True if <code>restriction</code> is in the final set,
       * otherwise false.
       */
      boolean isFinal(short restriction);
  
      /**
       * For complex types the returned value is a bit combination of the subset
       * of {<code>DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_RESTRICTION</code>}
       * corresponding to <code>final</code> set of this type or
       * <code>DERIVATION_NONE</code>. For simple types the returned value is
       * a bit combination of the subset of {
       * <code>DERIVATION_RESTRICTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_UNION, DERIVATION_LIST</code>
       * } corresponding to <code>final</code> set of this type or
       * <code>DERIVATION_NONE</code>.
       */
      short getFinal();
  
      /**
       * Convenience attribute. A boolean that specifies if the type definition
       * is anonymous.
       */
      boolean getAnonymous();
  
      /**
       * Convenience method which checks if this type is derived from the given
       * <code>ancestorType</code>.
       *
       * @param ancestorType     An ancestor type definition.
       * @param derivationMethod A bit combination representing a subset of {
       *                         <code>DERIVATION_RESTRICTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_UNION, DERIVATION_LIST</code>
       *                         }.
       * @return True if this type is derived from <code>ancestorType</code>
       * using only derivation methods from the <code>derivationMethod</code>
       * .
       */
      boolean derivedFromType(XSTypeDefinition ancestorType,
                              short derivationMethod);
  
      /**
       * Convenience method which checks if this type is derived from the given
       * ancestor type.
       *
       * @param namespace        An ancestor type namespace.
       * @param name             An ancestor type name.
       * @param derivationMethod A bit combination representing a subset of {
       *                         <code>DERIVATION_RESTRICTION, DERIVATION_EXTENSION, DERIVATION_UNION, DERIVATION_LIST</code>
       *                         }.
       * @return True if this type is derived from <code>ancestorType</code>
       * using only derivation methods from the <code>derivationMethod</code>
       * .
       */
      boolean derivedFrom(String namespace,
                          String name,
                          short derivationMethod);
  
  }
  