jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/resource/java/BasicAnnotation.java

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

import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.utility.TextRange;

/**
 * Corresponds to the JPA annotation
 * javax.persistence.Basic
 * 
 * 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 2.0
 */
public interface BasicAnnotation
	extends Annotation
{
	String ANNOTATION_NAME = JPA.BASIC;

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'fetch' element of the Basic annotation.
	 * Return null if the element does not exist in Java.
	 */
	FetchType getFetch();
		String FETCH_PROPERTY = "fetch"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'fetch' element of the Basic annotation.
	 * Set to null to remove the element.
	 */
	void setFetch(FetchType fetch);

	/**
	 * Return the {@link TextRange} for the 'fetch' element. If the element 
	 * does not exist return the {@link TextRange} for the Basic annotation.
	 */
	TextRange getFetchTextRange(CompilationUnit astRoot);


	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'optional' element of the Basic annotation.
	 * Return null if the element does not exist in Java.
	 */
	Boolean getOptional();
		String OPTIONAL_PROPERTY = "optional"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'optional' element of the Basic annotation.
	 * Set to null to remove the element.
	 */
	void setOptional(Boolean optional);

	/**
	 * Return the {@link TextRange} for the 'optional' element.  If the element 
	 * does not exist return the {@link TextRange} for the Basic annotation.
	 */
	TextRange getOptionalTextRange(CompilationUnit astRoot);

}