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1 package net.sf.saxon.type;
2
3 import net.sf.saxon.value.AtomicValue;
4
5 /**
6  * Marker interface for atomic types (these are either built-in atomic types
7  * or user-defined atomic types). An AtomicType is both an ItemType (a possible type
8  * for items in a sequence) and a SchemaType (a possible type for validating and
9  * annotating nodes).
10  */
11 public interface AtomicType extends SimpleType, ItemType {
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13     /**
14      * Factory method to create values of a derived atomic type. This method
15      * is not used to create values of a built-in type, even one that is not
16      * primitive.
17      * @param primValue the value in the value space of the primitive type
18      * @param lexicalValue the value in the lexical space. If null, the string value of primValue
19      * is used. This value is checked against the pattern facet (if any)
20      * @param validate true if the value is to be validated against the facets of the derived
21      * type; false if the caller knows that the value is already valid.
22      * @return the derived atomic value if validation succeeds, or an ErrorValue otherwise. The ErrorValue
23      * encapsulates the exception that occurred; it is the caller's responsibility to check for this.
24      */
25
26     public AtomicValue makeDerivedValue(AtomicValue primValue, CharSequence JavaDoc lexicalValue, boolean validate);
27
28 }
29
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40 //
41 // The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Michael H. Kay
42 //
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