org.apache.xmlbeans

## Interface SchemaAttributeGroup

- All Superinterfaces:
    SchemaAnnotated, SchemaComponent
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    SchemaAttributeGroupImpl

      public interface SchemaAttributeGroup
      extends SchemaComponent, SchemaAnnotated

  Represents an attribute group.

  An attribute group is a syntactic construct, not a part of the logical model. For example, types declared within an attribute group become local to the type that uses the group - they're not local to the attribute group itself. Therefore in the logical model of a schema type system, an attribute group doesn't represent anything. Its contents are merged into the logical model at parse time.

  See Also:
    `SchemaTypeLoader.findAttributeGroup(javax.xml.namespace.QName)`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `SchemaAttributeGroup.Ref` Used to allow on-demand loading of attribute groups.

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.xmlbeans.SchemaComponent

      `ANNOTATION, ATTRIBUTE, ATTRIBUTE_GROUP, ELEMENT, IDENTITY_CONSTRAINT, MODEL_GROUP, NOTATION, TYPE`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `getComponentType()` Returns SchemaComponent.ATTRIBUTE_GROUP.
    `QName` | `getName()` The name of the model group.
    `Object` | `getUserData()` Returns user-specific information.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.xmlbeans.SchemaComponent

      `getComponentRef, getSourceName, getTypeSystem`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.xmlbeans.SchemaAnnotated

      `getAnnotation`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getComponentType

          int getComponentType()

      Returns SchemaComponent.ATTRIBUTE_GROUP.
      Specified by:
        `getComponentType` in interface `SchemaComponent`

    - #### getName

          QName getName()

      The name of the model group.
      Specified by:
        `getName` in interface `SchemaComponent`

    - #### getUserData

          Object getUserData()

      Returns user-specific information.
      See Also:
        `SchemaBookmark`