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| * Copyright (c) 2009 Oracle. |
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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * Oracle - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context; |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents how the information in two entities are joined together via a |
| * {@link RelationshipMapping} |
| * <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 2.1 |
| * @since 2.1 |
| * |
| * @see {@link RelationshipMapping} |
| * @see {@link RelationshipReference} |
| */ |
| public interface JoiningStrategy extends JpaContextNode |
| { |
| /** |
| * Return the relationship reference that owns this strategy |
| */ |
| RelationshipReference getRelationshipReference(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Add this strategy to the relationship reference |
| */ |
| void addStrategy(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Remove this strategy from the relationship reference |
| */ |
| void removeStrategy(); |
| } |
