jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/context/java/JavaReferenceTable.java

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

import java.util.ListIterator;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.ReferenceTable;

/**
 * Java reference table
 * 
 * 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 JavaReferenceTable
	extends ReferenceTable, JavaJpaContextNode
{

	// ********** covariant overrides **********

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	ListIterator<JavaJoinColumn> joinColumns();

	JavaJoinColumn getDefaultJoinColumn();

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	ListIterator<JavaJoinColumn> specifiedJoinColumns();

	JavaJoinColumn addSpecifiedJoinColumn(int index);

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	ListIterator<JavaUniqueConstraint> uniqueConstraints();

	JavaUniqueConstraint addUniqueConstraint(int index);

}