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

/**
 * Association override
 * <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 3.0
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface AssociationOverride
	extends Override_, ReadOnlyAssociationOverride
{
	VirtualAssociationOverride convertToVirtual();

	OverrideRelationship getRelationship();

	void initializeFrom(ReadOnlyAssociationOverride oldOverride);

	void initializeFromVirtual(ReadOnlyAssociationOverride virtualOverride);
}