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

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

import java.util.ListIterator;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit;

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

	ListIterator<String> columnNames();

	int columnNamesSize();
	
	void addColumnName(String columnName);
	
	void removeColumnName(String columnName);
		String COLUMN_NAMES_LIST = "columnNamesList";
		
	/**
	 * Return whether the specified postition touches the columnNames element.
	 * Return false if the columnNames element does not exist.
	 */
	boolean columnNamesTouches(int pos, CompilationUnit astRoot);

}