Group (Geotools modules 31-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

ElementGrouping

All Known Implementing Classes:

GroupGT, GroupHandler.DefaultGroup
```
public interface Group
extends ElementGrouping
```
This interface is intended to represent the Group construct within XML Schemas.
In many situations it is recommended that groups be flatened out to their child declaration, removing the additional layer of indirection. Although this optimization is nice, it is imposible to complete this all the time, as xml schemas may include publicly viewable Group definitions.

Author:

dzwiers www.refractions.net

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface ElementGrouping
  ALL, ANY, CHOICE, ELEMENT, GROUP, SEQUENCE, UNBOUNDED

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ElementGrouping`	`getChild()`	Returns the Child Schema element (Choice or Sequence) declaring valid element sequences for this group.
`String`	`getId()`	The Group's declaration object id.
`int`	`getMaxOccurs()`	The maximum number of times this group may appear in the instance document.
`int`	`getMinOccurs()`	The minimum number of times this group may appear in the instance document.
`String`	`getName()`	The group's name in the Schema document
`URI`	`getNamespace()`

Methods inherited from interface ElementGrouping
findChildElement, findChildElement, getGrouping

- Method Detail
  - getChild
```
ElementGrouping getChild()
```
    Returns the Child Schema element (Choice or Sequence) declaring valid element sequences for this group.
  - getId
```
String getId()
```
    The Group's declaration object id.
  - getMaxOccurs
```
int getMaxOccurs()
```
    The maximum number of times this group may appear in the instance document.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getMaxOccurs in interface ElementGrouping
  - getMinOccurs
```
int getMinOccurs()
```
    The minimum number of times this group may appear in the instance document.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getMinOccurs in interface ElementGrouping
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    The group's name in the Schema document
  - getNamespace
```
URI getNamespace()
```