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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * Oracle - initial API and implementation |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context; |
| |
| import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.iterables.ListIterable; |
| |
| /** |
| * Attribute override container. |
| * Used by entities, embedded mappings, and element collection mappings. |
| * <p> |
| * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still |
| * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching |
| * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from |
| * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API |
| * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves. |
| * |
| * @version 2.3 |
| * @since 2.3 |
| */ |
| public interface AttributeOverrideContainer |
| extends OverrideContainer |
| { |
| /** |
| * Return the column of the mapping or attribute override for the specified |
| * attribute. Return <code>null</code> if it does not exist. This |
| * column mapping/attribute override will be found in the mapped superclass |
| * (or embeddable), not in the owning entity. |
| */ |
| ReadOnlyColumn resolveOverriddenColumn(String attributeName); |
| |
| // covariant overrides |
| ListIterable<? extends ReadOnlyAttributeOverride> getOverrides(); |
| ReadOnlyAttributeOverride getOverrideNamed(String name); |
| ListIterable<? extends AttributeOverride> getSpecifiedOverrides(); |
| AttributeOverride getSpecifiedOverride(int index); |
| AttributeOverride getSpecifiedOverrideNamed(String name); |
| ListIterable<? extends VirtualAttributeOverride> getVirtualOverrides(); |
| VirtualAttributeOverride convertOverrideToVirtual(Override_ specifiedOverride); |
| AttributeOverride convertOverrideToSpecified(VirtualOverride virtualOverride); |
| |
| |
| // ********** owner ********** |
| |
| interface Owner |
| extends OverrideContainer.Owner |
| { |
| /** |
| * @see AttributeOverrideContainer#resolveOverriddenColumn(String) |
| */ |
| ReadOnlyColumn resolveOverriddenColumn(String attributeName); |
| } |
| } |