package org.relaxng.datatype;
/**
* A Datatype library
*
* @author <a href="mailto:jjc@jclark.com">James Clark</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:kohsuke.kawaguchi@sun.com">Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI</a>
*/
public interface DatatypeLibrary {
/**
* Creates a new instance of DatatypeBuilder.
*
* The callee should throw a DatatypeException in case of an error.
*
* @param baseTypeLocalName
* The local name of the base type.
*
* @return
* A non-null valid datatype object.
*/
DatatypeBuilder createDatatypeBuilder( String baseTypeLocalName )
throws DatatypeException;
/**
* Gets or creates a pre-defined type.
*
* This is just a short-cut of
* <code>createDatatypeBuilder(typeLocalName).createDatatype();</code>
*
* The callee should throw a DatatypeException in case of an error.
*
* @return
* A non-null valid datatype object.
*/
Datatype createDatatype( String typeLocalName ) throws DatatypeException;
}
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