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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.jpa2.context;

/**
 * JPA 2.0 Canonical Metamodel field corresponding to a persistent attribute.
 * <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 2.3
 * @since 2.3
 */
public interface MetamodelField {

	Iterable<String> getModifiers();

	String getTypeName();

	Iterable<String> getTypeArgumentNames();

	String getName();

	String DEFAULT_TYPE_NAME = java.lang.Object.class.getName();  // ???

}