jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/core/internal/context/java/AbstractJavaAttributeMappingDefinition.java

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

import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.java.JavaAttributeMappingDefinition;
import org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.java.JavaPersistentAttribute;

public abstract class AbstractJavaAttributeMappingDefinition
	implements JavaAttributeMappingDefinition
{
	protected AbstractJavaAttributeMappingDefinition() {
		super();
	}
	
	
	/**
	 * Default implementation.  Override if the mapping definition applies in the annotationless case.
	 */
	public boolean testDefault(JavaPersistentAttribute persistentAttribute) {
		return false;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Default implementation.  Override if the mapping definition needs to do more analysis.
	 */
	public boolean testSpecified(JavaPersistentAttribute persistentAttribute) {
		return persistentAttribute.getResourcePersistentAttribute().getAnnotation(getAnnotationName()) 
			!= null;
	}
}