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  20 
  21 package com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.xs;
  22 
  23 /**
  24  * This interface represents the Particle schema component.
  25  */
  26 public interface XSParticle extends XSObject {
  27     /**
  28      * [min occurs]: determines the minimum number of terms that can occur.
  29      */
  30     public int getMinOccurs();
  31 
  32     /**
  33      *  [max occurs]: determines the maximum number of terms that can occur.
  34      * To query for the value of unbounded use
  35      * <code>maxOccursUnbounded</code>. When the value of
  36      * <code>maxOccursUnbounded</code> is <code>true</code>, the value of
  37      * <code>maxOccurs</code> is unspecified.
  38      */
  39     public int getMaxOccurs();
  40 
  41     /**
  42      * [max occurs]: whether the maxOccurs value is unbounded.
  43      */
  44     public boolean getMaxOccursUnbounded();
  45 
  46     /**
  47      * [term]: one of a model group, a wildcard, or an element declaration.
  48      */
  49     public XSTerm getTerm();
  50 
  51     /**
  52      * A sequence of [annotations] or an empty <code>XSObjectList</code>.
  53      */
  54     public XSObjectList getAnnotations();
  55 }