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| package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context; |
| |
| /** |
| * join column |
| * |
| * 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 2.3 |
| * @since 2.0 |
| */ |
| public interface JoinColumn |
| extends BaseColumn, BaseJoinColumn |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * interface allowing join columns to be used in multiple places |
| * (e.g. 1:1 mappings and join tables) |
| */ |
| interface Owner |
| extends BaseJoinColumn.Owner, BaseColumn.Owner |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * The target of the relationship will usually be the target entity. |
| * In the case of a target foreign key relationship the source and target |
| * are swapped. |
| */ |
| Entity getRelationshipTarget(); |
| |
| /** |
| * return the join column's attribute name |
| */ |
| String getAttributeName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * return the persistent attribute for this join column |
| */ |
| PersistentAttribute getPersistentAttribute(); |
| } |
| } |
