50 * ("xmlns") Namespace declarations occur in the same Start-Tag and
51 * refer to the same Namespace URI. e.g.<br>
52 * <pre> {@code
53 * <element xmlns:prefix1="http://Namespace-name-URI"
54 * xmlns:prefix2="http://Namespace-name-URI"> }
55 * </pre>
56 * This can also occur when the same Namespace URI is used in multiple
57 * {@code XMLConstants.XMLNS_ATTRIBUTE} ("xmlns") Namespace
58 * declarations in the logical parent element hierarchy. e.g.<br>
59 * <pre> {@code
60 * <parent xmlns:prefix1="http://Namespace-name-URI">
61 * <child xmlns:prefix2="http://Namespace-name-URI">
62 * ...
63 * </child>
64 * </parent> }
65 * </pre>
66 *
67 * <p>A prefix can only be bound to a <strong>single</strong>
68 * Namespace URI in the current scope.
69 *
70 * @author <a href="mailto:Jeff.Suttor@Sun.com">Jeff Suttor</a>
71 * @see javax.xml.XMLConstants
72 * javax.xml.XMLConstants for declarations of common XML values
73 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#QName">
74 * XML Schema Part2: Datatypes</a>
75 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names/#ns-qualnames">
76 * Namespaces in XML</a>
77 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/xml-names-19990114-errata">
78 * Namespaces in XML Errata</a>
79 * @since 1.5
80 */
81
82 public interface NamespaceContext {
83
84 /**
85 * Get Namespace URI bound to a prefix in the current scope.
86 *
87 * <p>When requesting a Namespace URI by prefix, the following
88 * table describes the returned Namespace URI value for all
89 * possible prefix values:
90 *
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50 * ("xmlns") Namespace declarations occur in the same Start-Tag and
51 * refer to the same Namespace URI. e.g.<br>
52 * <pre> {@code
53 * <element xmlns:prefix1="http://Namespace-name-URI"
54 * xmlns:prefix2="http://Namespace-name-URI"> }
55 * </pre>
56 * This can also occur when the same Namespace URI is used in multiple
57 * {@code XMLConstants.XMLNS_ATTRIBUTE} ("xmlns") Namespace
58 * declarations in the logical parent element hierarchy. e.g.<br>
59 * <pre> {@code
60 * <parent xmlns:prefix1="http://Namespace-name-URI">
61 * <child xmlns:prefix2="http://Namespace-name-URI">
62 * ...
63 * </child>
64 * </parent> }
65 * </pre>
66 *
67 * <p>A prefix can only be bound to a <strong>single</strong>
68 * Namespace URI in the current scope.
69 *
70 * @author Jeff Suttor
71 * @see javax.xml.XMLConstants
72 * javax.xml.XMLConstants for declarations of common XML values
73 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#QName">
74 * XML Schema Part2: Datatypes</a>
75 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names/#ns-qualnames">
76 * Namespaces in XML</a>
77 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/xml-names-19990114-errata">
78 * Namespaces in XML Errata</a>
79 * @since 1.5
80 */
81
82 public interface NamespaceContext {
83
84 /**
85 * Get Namespace URI bound to a prefix in the current scope.
86 *
87 * <p>When requesting a Namespace URI by prefix, the following
88 * table describes the returned Namespace URI value for all
89 * possible prefix values:
90 *
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