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  34 package org.relaxng.datatype;
  35 
  36 /**
  37  * Datatype object.
  38  *
  39  * This object has the following functionality:
  40  *
  41  * <ol>
  42  *  <li> functionality to identify a class of character sequences. This is
  43  *       done through the isValid method.
  44  *
  45  *  <li> functionality to produce a "value object" from a character sequence and
  46  *               context information.
  47  *
  48  *  <li> functionality to test the equality of two value objects.
  49  * </ol>
  50  *
  51  * This interface also defines the createStreamingValidator method,
  52  * which is intended to efficiently support the validation of
  53  * large character sequences.

   1 package org.relaxng.datatype;
   2 
   3 /**
   4  * Datatype object.
   5  *
   6  * This object has the following functionality:
   7  *
   8  * <ol>
   9  *  <li> functionality to identify a class of character sequences. This is
  10  *       done through the isValid method.
  11  *
  12  *  <li> functionality to produce a "value object" from a character sequence and
  13  *               context information.
  14  *
  15  *  <li> functionality to test the equality of two value objects.
  16  * </ol>
  17  *
  18  * This interface also defines the createStreamingValidator method,
  19  * which is intended to efficiently support the validation of
  20  * large character sequences.