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package org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.dom;
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import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
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import org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.NamedReferenceable;
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import org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.Reference;
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* Represents reference to a component that can be identified globally by QName.
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* @author Chris Webster
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public interface NamedComponentReference<T extends NamedReferenceable> extends Reference<T> {
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* Returns the effective namespace of the referenced component.
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* Note that in case of XML schema document, the effective namespace of a
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* @return referenced namespace that is effective in the current document.
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String getEffectiveNamespace();
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* Returns full QName of the referenced component if the reference is not broken.
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* If reference has not been resolved or broken, the returned QNam could be
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* @return QName of the referenced component.