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| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.java; |
| |
| /** |
| * Common behavior for all "container" annotations. |
| * <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 2.2 |
| * @since 2.0 |
| */ |
| public interface ContainerAnnotation<T extends NestableAnnotation> |
| extends Annotation, AnnotationContainer<T> |
| { |
| /** |
| * Convert the specified stand-alone annotation to an annotation nested |
| * within the container without firing change notification. |
| */ |
| void nestStandAloneAnnotation(NestableAnnotation standAloneAnnotation); |
| |
| /** |
| * In preparation for a just-nested annotation being written to the source |
| * file, add the just-nested annotation to the container annotation at the |
| * specified index without firing change notification. |
| * |
| * @see #nestStandAloneAnnotation(NestableAnnotation) |
| */ |
| void addNestedAnnotation(int index, NestableAnnotation annotation); |
| |
| /** |
| * Convert the container's last nested annotation to a stand-alone |
| * annotation without firing change notification. |
| */ |
| void convertLastNestedAnnotationToStandAlone(); |
| } |