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1 package org.xmldb.api.base;
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55
56 /**
57  * The <code>Service</code> interface provides an extension mechanism for
58  * <code>Collection</code> implementations. It is to be implented by Service
59  * instances that define their own set of methods to perform the necessary
60  * action. For an example of what a functional <code>Service</code> interface
61  * should look like look at XPathQueryService.
62  *
63  * @see org.xmldb.api.modules.XPathQueryService
64  */

65 public interface Service extends Configurable {
66    /**
67     * Gets the Version attribute of the Service object
68     *
69     * @return The Version value
70     * @exception XMLDBException with expected error codes.<br />
71     * <code>ErrorCodes.VENDOR_ERROR</code> for any vendor
72     * specific errors that occur.<br />
73     */

74    String JavaDoc getVersion() throws XMLDBException;
75
76    /**
77     * Sets the Collection attribute of the Service object
78     *
79     * @param col The new Collection value
80     * @exception XMLDBException with expected error codes.<br />
81     * <code>ErrorCodes.VENDOR_ERROR</code> for any vendor
82     * specific errors that occur.<br />
83     */

84    void setCollection(Collection col) throws XMLDBException;
85 }
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