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package javax.xml.soap;

/**
 * An object that represents the contents of the SOAP body
 * element in a SOAP message. A SOAP body element consists of XML data
 * that affects the way the application-specific content is processed.
 * <P>
 * A <code>SOAPBody</code> object contains <code>SOAPBodyElement</code>
 * objects, which have the content for the SOAP body.
 * A <code>SOAPFault</code> object, which carries status and/or
 * error information, is an example of a <code>SOAPBodyElement</code> object.
 * @see SOAPFault SOAPFault
 */
public interface SOAPBody extends SOAPElement {

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>SOAPFault</code> object and adds it to
     * this <code>SOAPBody</code> object.
     * @return the new <code>SOAPFault</code> object
     * @throws  SOAPException if there is a SOAP error
     */
    public abstract SOAPFault addFault() throws SOAPException;

    /**
     * Indicates whether a <code>SOAPFault</code> object exists in
     * this <code>SOAPBody</code> object.
     * @return <code>true</code> if a <code>SOAPFault</code> object exists in
     *     this <code>SOAPBody</code> object; <code>false</code>
     *     otherwise
     */
    public abstract boolean hasFault();

    /**
     * Returns the <code>SOAPFault</code> object in this <code>SOAPBody</code>
     * object.
     * @return the <code>SOAPFault</code> object in this <code>SOAPBody</code>
     *    object
     */
    public abstract SOAPFault getFault();

    /**
     * Creates a new <code>SOAPBodyElement</code> object with the
     * specified name and adds it to this <code>SOAPBody</code> object.
     * @param name a <code>Name</code> object with the name for the new
     *   <code>SOAPBodyElement</code> object
     * @return the new <code>SOAPBodyElement</code> object
     * @throws SOAPException  if a SOAP error occurs
     */
    public abstract SOAPBodyElement addBodyElement(Name name)
        throws SOAPException;
}