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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.jpa2.context;
/**
* JPA 2.0 attribute mapping
* <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.
*/
public interface MappedByRelationshipMapping2_0
extends AttributeMapping2_0
{
/**
* Return whether the ID (or embedded ID) mapping is mapped by a
* relationship; i.e. a relationship maps the ID using the
* <code>@MapsId</code> annotation.
* <p>
* <strong>NB:</strong> There can be several relationships
* (erroneously, of course).
*/
boolean isMappedByRelationship();
/**
* Property string associated with changes to the mapped by relationship
*/
final String MAPPED_BY_RELATIONSHIP_PROPERTY = "mappedByRelationship"; //$NON-NLS-1$
}