jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jpa/core/context/orm/OrmSpecifiedJoinColumn.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.orm;

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.SpecifiedJoinColumn;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.orm.XmlJoinColumn;

/**
 * <code>orm.xml</code> specified 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.
 * 
 * @version 3.3
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface OrmSpecifiedJoinColumn
	extends SpecifiedJoinColumn, OrmSpecifiedBaseJoinColumn, OrmSpecifiedBaseColumn
{
	/**
	 * @see OrmSpecifiedJoinTable#initializeFrom(OrmSpecifiedJoinTable)
	 * @see OrmSpecifiedJoinColumnRelationshipStrategy#initializeFrom(OrmSpecifiedJoinColumnRelationshipStrategy)
	 */
	void initializeFrom(OrmSpecifiedJoinColumn oldColumn);

	XmlJoinColumn getXmlColumn();
}