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| * |
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| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context; |
| |
| /** |
| * Read-only |
| * <ul> |
| * <li>column |
| * <li>join column |
| * <li>primary key join column |
| * <li>discriminator column |
| * <li>order column |
| * </ul> |
| * 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. |
| */ |
| public interface ReadOnlyNamedColumn |
| extends JpaContextNode |
| { |
| // ********** name ********** |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the specified name if present, otherwise return the default |
| * name. |
| */ |
| String getName(); |
| String getSpecifiedName(); |
| String SPECIFIED_NAME_PROPERTY = "specifiedName"; //$NON-NLS-1$ |
| String getDefaultName(); |
| String DEFAULT_NAME_PROPERTY = "defaultName"; //$NON-NLS-1$ |
| |
| |
| // ********** table ********** |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the name of the column's table. A column that does not have a |
| * <em>specified</em> table still has a table (as determined by |
| * the column's owner). |
| */ |
| String getTable(); |
| |
| |
| // ********** column definition ********** |
| |
| String getColumnDefinition(); |
| String COLUMN_DEFINITION_PROPERTY = "columnDefinition"; //$NON-NLS-1$ |
| |
| |
| // ********** owner ********** |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface allowing columns to be used in multiple places |
| * (e.g. basic mappings and attribute overrides). |
| */ |
| interface Owner |
| { |
| /** |
| * Return the type mapping containing the column. |
| */ |
| TypeMapping getTypeMapping(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the name of the table which the column belongs to by default. |
| */ |
| String getDefaultTableName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the default column name. |
| */ |
| String getDefaultColumnName(); |
| } |
| } |