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package javax.xml.soap;

/** An object representing the contents in the SOAP header part of the SOAP
 * envelope. The immediate children of a SOAPHeader object can be represented
 * only as SOAPHeaderElement objects.
 * 
 * A SOAPHeaderElement object can have other SOAPElement objects as its children. 

 * @author Scott.Stark@jboss.org
 * @version $Revision: 4612 $
 */
public interface SOAPHeaderElement extends SOAPElement
{
   /** Returns the uri of the actor associated with this SOAPHeaderElement object.
    *
    * @return  a String giving the URI of the actor
    */
   public String getActor();

   /** Returns whether the mustUnderstand attribute for this SOAPHeaderElement object is turned on.
    *
    * @return true if the mustUnderstand attribute of this SOAPHeaderElement object is turned on; false otherwise
    */
   public boolean getMustUnderstand();

   /**
    * Returns the boolean value of the relay attribute for this SOAPHeaderElement
    * @return true if the relay attribute is turned on; false otherwise
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException - if this message does not support the SOAP 1.2 concept of Relay attribute.
    * @since SAAJ 1.3
    */
   public boolean getRelay();

   /**
    * Sets the relay attribute for this SOAPHeaderElement to be either true or false.
    *
    * The SOAP relay attribute is set to true to indicate that the SOAP header block must be relayed by any node that is
    * targeted by the header block but not actually process it. This attribute is ignored on header blocks whose mustUnderstand
    * attribute is set to true or that are targeted at the ultimate reciever (which is the default).
    * The default value of this attribute is false.
    * @param relay the new value of the relay attribute
    * @throws SOAPException if there is a problem in setting the relay attribute.
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this message does not support the SOAP 1.2 concept of Relay attribute.
    * @since SAAJ 1.3
    */
   public void setRelay(boolean relay) throws SOAPException;

   /**
    * Returns the value of the Role attribute of this SOAPHeaderElement.
    * @return a String giving the URI of the Role
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this message does not support the SOAP 1.2 concept of Fault Role.
    * @since SAAJ 1.3
    */
   public String getRole();

   /**
    * Sets the Role associated with this SOAPHeaderElement  object to the specified Role.
    *
    * @param roleURI the URI of the Role
    * @throws SOAPException if there is an error in setting the role
    * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this message does not support the SOAP 1.2 concept of Fault Role
    * @since SAAJ 1.3
    */
   public void setRole(String roleURI) throws SOAPException;

   /** Sets the actor associated with this SOAPHeaderElement object to the specified actor.
    * The default value of an actor is: SOAPConstants.URI_SOAP_ACTOR_NEXT
    *
    * @param actorURI  a String giving the URI of the actor to set
    */
   public void setActor(String actorURI);

   /** Sets the mustUnderstand attribute for this SOAPHeaderElement object to be on or off.
    *
    * If the mustUnderstand attribute is on, the actor who receives the SOAPHeaderElement must process it correctly.
    * This ensures, for example, that if the SOAPHeaderElement object modifies the message,
    * that the message is being modified correctly.
    *
    * @param mustUnderstand  true to set the mustUnderstand attribute on; false to turn if off
    */
   public void setMustUnderstand(boolean mustUnderstand);
}