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| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context; |
| |
| /** |
| * JPA attribute mapping that has a converter (e.g. basic, ID, version). |
| * <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 2.1 |
| */ |
| public interface ConvertibleMapping |
| extends AttributeMapping |
| { |
| /** |
| * Return the mapping's converter. Never <code>null</code>. |
| */ |
| Converter getConverter(); |
| String CONVERTER_PROPERTY = "converter"; //$NON-NLS-1$ |
| |
| /** |
| * Set the converter type, adding the appropriate converter to the resource |
| * model and removing any other converters. Clear all converters if the |
| * specified type is <code>null</code>. |
| */ |
| void setConverter(Class<? extends Converter> converterType); |
| } |