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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context;

/**
 * Read-only
 * <ul>
 * <li>join column
 * <li>primary key join column
 * </ul>
 * 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 ReadOnlyBaseJoinColumn
	extends ReadOnlyNamedColumn
{
	// ********** referenced column name **********

	/**
	 * Return the specified referenced column name if present,
	 * otherwise return the default referenced column name.
	 */
	String getReferencedColumnName();
	String getSpecifiedReferencedColumnName();
		String SPECIFIED_REFERENCED_COLUMN_NAME_PROPERTY = "specifiedReferencedColumnName"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	String getDefaultReferencedColumnName();
		String DEFAULT_REFERENCED_COLUMN_NAME_PROPERTY = "defaultReferencedColumnName"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	

	// ********** misc **********

	boolean isDefault();


	// ********** owner **********

	/**
	 * Interface allowing columns to be used in multiple places
	 * (e.g. basic mappings and attribute overrides).
	 */
	interface Owner
		extends ReadOnlyNamedColumn.Owner
	{
		boolean joinColumnIsDefault(ReadOnlyBaseJoinColumn joinColumn);
		
		/**
		 * Return the number of join columns in the owner's list the join
		 * column belongs to.
		 */
		int joinColumnsSize();
	}
}