jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/jpa2/context/java/JavaCollectionMapping2_0.java

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

import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.java.JavaAttributeMapping;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.java.JavaAttributeOverrideContainer;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.jpa2.context.CollectionMapping2_0;

/**
 * 1:m, m:m, element collection are all collection mappings.
 * <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 JavaCollectionMapping2_0
	extends CollectionMapping2_0, JavaAttributeMapping
{
	
	JavaAttributeOverrideContainer getMapKeyAttributeOverrideContainer();

	/**
	 * If the map key class is specified, this will return it fully qualified. If not
	 * specified, it returns the default map key class, which is always fully qualified
	 */
	String getFullyQualifiedMapKeyClass();
		String FULLY_QUALIFIED_MAP_KEY_CLASS_PROPERTY = "fullyQualifiedMapKeyClass"; //$NON-NLS-1$

}