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 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.orm;

import java.util.ListIterator;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.AssociationOverrideContainer;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.Override_;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.VirtualOverride;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.orm.XmlAssociationOverride;

/**
 * <code>orm.xml</code> association override container
 * <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 2.3
 */
public interface OrmAssociationOverrideContainer
	extends AssociationOverrideContainer, OrmOverrideContainer
{
	ListIterator<OrmReadOnlyAssociationOverride> overrides();
	OrmReadOnlyAssociationOverride getOverrideNamed(String name);
	ListIterator<OrmAssociationOverride> specifiedOverrides();
	OrmAssociationOverride getSpecifiedOverride(int index);
	OrmAssociationOverride getSpecifiedOverrideNamed(String name);
	ListIterator<OrmVirtualAssociationOverride> virtualOverrides();
	OrmVirtualAssociationOverride convertOverrideToVirtual(Override_ specifiedOverride);
	OrmAssociationOverride convertOverrideToSpecified(VirtualOverride virtualOverride);


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

	interface Owner
		extends AssociationOverrideContainer.Owner, OrmOverrideContainer.Owner
	{				
		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
		EList<XmlAssociationOverride> getXmlOverrides();
	}
}