ExternalObjectType

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.type.AnyExternalObjectType
- - net.sf.saxon.type.ExternalObjectType

All Implemented Interfaces:

ItemType

Direct Known Subclasses:

JavaExternalObjectType
```
public abstract class ExternalObjectType
extends AnyExternalObjectType
```
This class represents the type of an external object returned by an extension function, or supplied as an external variable/parameter.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class net.sf.saxon.type.AnyExternalObjectType
  THE_INSTANCE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ExternalObjectType()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Get the name of this type.
`abstract java.lang.String`	`getTargetNamespace()`	Get the target namespace of this type.
`abstract StructuredQName`	`getTypeName()`	Get the name of this type
`boolean`	`isPlainType()`	Ask whether this is a plain type (a type whose instances are always atomic values)
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class net.sf.saxon.type.AnyExternalObjectType
getAtomizedItemType, getBasicAlphaCode, getDefaultPriority, getGenre, getPrimitiveItemType, getPrimitiveType, getUType, isAtomicType, isAtomizable, matches

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.type.ItemType
explainMismatch, getFullAlphaCode, getNormalizedDefaultPriority, toExportString

- Constructor Detail
  - ExternalObjectType
```
public ExternalObjectType()
```
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public abstract java.lang.String getName()
```
    Get the name of this type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the fully qualified name of the Java or .NET class.
  - getTargetNamespace
```
public abstract java.lang.String getTargetNamespace()
```
    Get the target namespace of this type. For Java this is always NamespaceConstant.JAVA_TYPE. For .net it is always NamespaceConstant.DOT_NET_TYPE
    
    Returns:
    
    the target namespace of this type definition.
  - getTypeName
```
public abstract StructuredQName getTypeName()
```
    Get the name of this type
    
    Returns:
    
    a name whose namespace indicates the space of Java or .net classes, and whose local name is derived from the fully qualified name of the Java or .net class
  - isPlainType
```
public final boolean isPlainType()
```
    Ask whether this is a plain type (a type whose instances are always atomic values)
    
    Specified by:
    
    isPlainType in interface ItemType
    
    Overrides:
    
    isPlainType in class AnyExternalObjectType
    
    Returns:
    
    false. External object types are not considered to be atomic types
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object