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#if !defined(XALANATTR_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680)
#define XALANATTR_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680



#include <xalanc/XalanDOM/XalanDOMDefinitions.hpp>
#include <xalanc/XalanDOM/XalanNode.hpp>



namespace XALAN_CPP_NAMESPACE {



class XalanElement;



/*
 * Base class for the DOM Attr interface.
 */

class XALAN_DOM_EXPORT XalanAttr : public XalanNode
{
public:

    XalanAttr();

    virtual
    ~XalanAttr();


    // These interfaces are inherited from XalanNode...
    virtual const XalanDOMString&
    getNodeName() const = 0;

    virtual const XalanDOMString&
    getNodeValue() const = 0;

    virtual NodeType
    getNodeType() const = 0;

    virtual XalanNode*
    getParentNode() const = 0;

    virtual const XalanNodeList*
    getChildNodes() const = 0;

    virtual XalanNode*
    getFirstChild() const = 0;

    virtual XalanNode*
    getLastChild() const = 0;

    virtual XalanNode*
    getPreviousSibling() const = 0;

    virtual XalanNode*
    getNextSibling() const = 0;

    virtual const XalanNamedNodeMap*
    getAttributes() const = 0;

    virtual XalanDocument*
    getOwnerDocument() const = 0;

    virtual const XalanDOMString&
    getNamespaceURI() const = 0;

    virtual const XalanDOMString&
    getPrefix() const = 0;

    virtual const XalanDOMString&
    getLocalName() const = 0;

    virtual bool
    isIndexed() const = 0;

    virtual IndexType
    getIndex() const = 0;

    // These interfaces are new to XalanAttr...

   /**
    * Returns the name of this attribute. 
    */
    virtual const XalanDOMString&
    getName() const = 0;

    /**
     * Returns the value of the attribute.
     *
     * The value of the attribute is returned as a string. 
     */
    virtual const XalanDOMString&
    getValue() const = 0;

    /**
     * The XalanElement node this attribute is attached to.
     * If there is no such node, this returns a null pointer.
     */
    virtual XalanElement*
    getOwnerElement() const = 0;

protected:

    XalanAttr(const XalanAttr&  theSource);

    XalanAttr&
    operator=(const XalanAttr&  theSource);

    bool
    operator==(const XalanAttr&     theRHS) const;

private:
};



}



#endif  // !defined(XALANATTR_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680)