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package org.apache.xerces.impl.xs.identity;


/**
 * Interface for storing values associated to an identity constraint. 
 * Each value stored corresponds to a field declared for the identity
 * constraint. One instance of an object implementing this interface
 * is created for each identity constraint per element declaration in
 * the instance document to store the information for this identity
 * constraint.
 * <p>
 * <strong>Note:</strong> The component performing identity constraint
 * collection and validation is responsible for providing an 
 * implementation of this interface. The component is also responsible
 * for performing the necessary checks required by each type of identity
 * constraint.
 *
 * @author Andy Clark, IBM
 *
 * @version $Id: ValueStore.java,v 1.5 2003/09/25 22:59:21 elena Exp $
 */
public interface ValueStore {
    
    //
    // ValueStore methods
    //

    /** 
     * Adds the specified value to the value store.
     *
     * @param field The field associated to the value. This reference
     *              is used to ensure that each field only adds a value
     *              once within a selection scope.
     * @param value The value to add.
     */
    public void addValue(Field field, Object actualValue);

    /**
     * Since the valueStore will have access to an error reporter, this
     * allows it to be called appropriately.
     * @param key  the key of the localized error message
     * @param args  the list of arguments for substitution.
     */
    public void reportError(String key, Object[] args);
    

} // interface ValueStore
