/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Oracle. All rights reserved.
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0, which accompanies this distribution
 * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * 
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Xml Object Type CustomConverter</b></em>'.
 *  
 * 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 2.1
 * @since 2.1
 * 
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlObjectTypeConverter#getDataType <em>Data Type</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlObjectTypeConverter#getObjectType <em>Object Type</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlObjectTypeConverter#getConversionValues <em>Conversion Values</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlObjectTypeConverter#getDefaultObjectValue <em>Default Object Value</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.EclipseLinkOrmPackage#getXmlObjectTypeConverter()
 * @model kind="class" interface="true" abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface XmlObjectTypeConverter extends XmlNamedConverter
{
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Conversion Values</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlConversionValue}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Conversion Values</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Conversion Values</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.EclipseLinkOrmPackage#getXmlObjectTypeConverter_ConversionValues()
	 * @model containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<XmlConversionValue> getConversionValues();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Default Object Value</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Default Object Value</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Default Object Value</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setDefaultObjectValue(String)
	 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.EclipseLinkOrmPackage#getXmlObjectTypeConverter_DefaultObjectValue()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getDefaultObjectValue();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlObjectTypeConverter#getDefaultObjectValue <em>Default Object Value</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Default Object Value</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getDefaultObjectValue()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDefaultObjectValue(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Data Type</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Data Type</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Data Type</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setDataType(String)
	 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.EclipseLinkOrmPackage#getXmlObjectTypeConverter_DataType()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getDataType();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlObjectTypeConverter#getDataType <em>Data Type</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Data Type</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getDataType()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDataType(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Object Type</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Object Type</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Object Type</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setObjectType(String)
	 * @see org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.EclipseLinkOrmPackage#getXmlObjectTypeConverter_ObjectType()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getObjectType();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.jpt.eclipselink.core.resource.orm.XmlObjectTypeConverter#getObjectType <em>Object Type</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Object Type</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getObjectType()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setObjectType(String value);

} // XmlObjectTypeConverter