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| package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context; |
| |
| /** |
| * Joining strategy that uses a join table |
| * <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 3.0 |
| * @since 2.1 |
| * |
| * @see {@link RelationshipMapping} |
| * @see {@link JoinTableEnabledRelationshipReference} |
| */ |
| public interface JoinTableJoiningStrategy |
| extends JoiningStrategy |
| { |
| |
| void initializeFrom(JoinTableJoiningStrategy oldStrategy); |
| |
| /** |
| * Change notification identifier for "joinTable" property |
| */ |
| String JOIN_TABLE_PROPERTY = "joinTable"; //$NON-NLS-1$ |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the join table used in this reference or null. This will be the |
| * specified or default join table if one has been specified or a default |
| * join table applies, otherwise null. |
| */ |
| JoinTable getJoinTable(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the default name for the JoinTable in this context |
| */ |
| String getJoinTableDefaultName(); |
| |
| boolean shouldValidateAgainstDatabase(); |
| } |
