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11 package org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.ischema;
12
13 /**
14  * Classes that implement this interface represent definition
15  * of one element in the extension point schema.
16  * Elements are defined at the global scope and contain
17  * type (typically complex types with compositors) and
18  * attribute definitions.
19  */
20 public interface ISchemaElement extends ISchemaObject, ISchemaRepeatable, ISchemaAttributeProvider, IMetaElement {
21 /**
22  * Returns an approximate representation of this element's content
23  * model in DTD form. The resulting representation may not
24  * be accurate because XML schema is more powerful and
25  * provides for grammar definitions that are not possible
26  * with DTDs.
27  *
28  * param addLinks if true, the representation will contain
29  * HTML tags for quick access to referenced elements.
30  *
31  *@return DTD approximation of this element's grammar
32  */
33 String JavaDoc getDTDRepresentation(boolean addLinks);
34 /**
35  * Returns type object that represents the type defined in this element.
36  * The type can be simple (defining an element that can only contain text)
37  * or complex (with attributes and/or compositors).
38  */
39 public ISchemaType getType();
40 }
41
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