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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.context;
/**
* Specified join column
* <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 2.0
*/
public interface JoinColumn
extends BaseJoinColumn, BaseColumn, ReadOnlyJoinColumn
{
/**
* Initialize the join column from the specified old join column.
*/
void initializeFrom(ReadOnlyJoinColumn oldJoinColumn);
/**
* Initialize the join column from the specified old virtual join column.
*/
void initializeFromVirtual(ReadOnlyJoinColumn virtualJoinColumn);
/**
* interface allowing join columns to be used in multiple places
* (e.g. 1:1 mappings and join tables)
*/
interface Owner
extends ReadOnlyJoinColumn.Owner, BaseJoinColumn.Owner, BaseColumn.Owner
{
// combine interfaces
}
}