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/*
 * $Id: URIReference.java,v 1.4 2005/05/10 15:47:42 mullan Exp $
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package javax.xml.crypto;

Identifies a data object via a URI-Reference, as specified by RFC 2396.

Note that some subclasses may not have a type attribute and for objects of those types, the getType method always returns null.

Author:Sean Mullan, JSR 105 Expert Group
See Also:
Since:1.6
/** * Identifies a data object via a URI-Reference, as specified by * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt">RFC 2396</a>. * * <p>Note that some subclasses may not have a <code>type</code> attribute * and for objects of those types, the {@link #getType} method always returns * <code>null</code>. * * @author Sean Mullan * @author JSR 105 Expert Group * @since 1.6 * @see URIDereferencer */
public interface URIReference {
Returns the URI of the referenced data object.
Returns:the URI of the data object in RFC 2396 format (may be null if not specified)
/** * Returns the URI of the referenced data object. * * @return the URI of the data object in RFC 2396 format (may be * <code>null</code> if not specified) */
String getURI();
Returns the type of data referenced by this URI.
Returns:the type (a URI) of the data object (may be null if not specified)
/** * Returns the type of data referenced by this URI. * * @return the type (a URI) of the data object (may be <code>null</code> * if not specified) */
String getType(); }