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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.jpa2.context.orm;

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.NamedColumn;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.orm.OrmSpecifiedNamedColumn;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.jpa2.context.SpecifiedOrderColumn2_0;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.orm.XmlOrderColumn;

/**
 * <code>orm.xml</code> specified order 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 2.3
 */
public interface OrmSpecifiedOrderColumn2_0
	extends SpecifiedOrderColumn2_0, OrmSpecifiedNamedColumn
{
	XmlOrderColumn getXmlColumn();


	// ********** parent adapter **********

	/**
	 * interface allowing order columns to be used in multiple places
	 */
	interface ParentAdapter
		extends NamedColumn.ParentAdapter
	{
		XmlOrderColumn getXmlColumn();
		XmlOrderColumn buildXmlColumn();
		void removeXmlColumn();
	}
}