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| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context; |
| |
| /** |
| * Read-only join column |
| * <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. |
| */ |
| public interface ReadOnlyJoinColumn |
| extends ReadOnlyBaseJoinColumn, ReadOnlyBaseColumn |
| { |
| /** |
| * Interface allowing columns to be used in multiple places |
| * (e.g. basic mappings and attribute overrides). |
| */ |
| interface Owner |
| extends ReadOnlyBaseJoinColumn.Owner, ReadOnlyBaseColumn.Owner |
| { |
| /** |
| * The target of the relationship will usually be the target entity. |
| * In the case of a target foreign key relationship the source and target |
| * are swapped. |
| */ |
| Entity getRelationshipTarget(); |
| |
| /** |
| * return the join column's attribute name |
| */ |
| String getAttributeName(); |
| } |
| } |