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 *  Contributors: 
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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.orm;

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

/**
 * The orm.xml representation of a {@link JoinColumnJoiningStrategy}
 * 
 * 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 2.2
 * @since 2.2
 */
public interface OrmJoinColumnJoiningStrategy
	extends OrmJoiningStrategy, JoinColumnJoiningStrategy
{
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	ListIterator<OrmJoinColumn> joinColumns();
	
	OrmJoinColumn getDefaultJoinColumn();
	
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	ListIterator<OrmJoinColumn> specifiedJoinColumns();
	
	OrmJoinColumn addSpecifiedJoinColumn(int index);
}