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  25 
  26 package com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.model.core;
  27 
  28 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlIDREF;
  29 
  30 import com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.model.annotation.Locatable;
  31 
  32 
  33 /**
  34  * Either {@link ClassInfo}, {@link ElementInfo}, or {@link LeafInfo}.
  35  *
  36  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  37  */
  38 public interface TypeInfo<T,C> extends Locatable {
  39 
  40     /**
  41      * Gets the underlying Java type that object represents.
  42      *
  43      * @return
  44      *      always non-null.
  45      */
  46     T getType();
  47 
  48     /**
  49      * True if this type is a valid target from a property annotated with {@link XmlIDREF}.
  50      */
  51     boolean canBeReferencedByIDREF();
  52 }