jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/internal/resource/java/Inheritance.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal.resource.java;

import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.internal.ITextRange;

/**
 * Corresponds to the javax.persistence.Inheritance annotation
 */
public interface Inheritance extends JavaResource
{
	String ANNOTATION_NAME = JPA.INHERITANCE;

	InheritanceType getStrategy();
	
	void setStrategy(InheritanceType strategy);
		String STRATEGY_PROPERTY = "strategyProperty";
		
	/**
	 * Return the ITextRange for the strategy element.  If the strategy element 
	 * does not exist return the ITextRange for the Inheritance annotation.
	 */
	ITextRange strategyTextRange(CompilationUnit astRoot);

}