package at.gv.egovernment.moa.spss.api.xmlsign;

/**
 * Base class for <code>SignatureEnvironmentResponse</code> and 
 * <code>ErrorResponse</code> elements in a 
 * <code>CreateXMLSignatureResponse</code>.
 * 
 * @author Patrick Peck
 * @author Stephan Grill
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface CreateXMLSignatureResponseElement {
  /**
   * Indicates that this object contains a <code>SignatureEnvironment</code>.
   */
  public static final int SIGNATURE_ENVIRONMENT_RESPONSE = 0;
  /**
   * Indicates that this objet contains an <code>ErrorResponse</code>.
   */
  public static final int ERROR_RESPONSE = 1;
  
  /**
   * Gets the type of response object.
   * 
   * @return The type of response object, either 
   * <code>SIGNATURE_ENVIRONMENT_RESPONSE</code> or <code>ERROR_RESPONSE</code>.
   */
  public int getResponseType();
}