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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.java;

import java.util.ListIterator;

/**
 * Corresponds to the JPA annotations:<ul>
 * <li><code>javax.persistence.JoinTable</code>
 * <li><code>javax.persistence.CollectionTable</code>
 * </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.
 * 
 * @version 2.3
 * @since 2.3
 */
public interface ReferenceTableAnnotation
	extends BaseTableAnnotation
{
	// ********** join columns **********

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'joinColumns' element of the JoinTable annotation.
	 * Return an empty iterator if the element does not exist in Java.
	 */
	ListIterator<JoinColumnAnnotation> joinColumns();
		String JOIN_COLUMNS_LIST = "joinColumns"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'joinColumns' element of the JoinTable annotation.
	 */
	int joinColumnsSize();

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'joinColumns' element of the JoinTable annotation.
	 */
	JoinColumnAnnotation joinColumnAt(int index);

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'joinColumns' element of the JoinTable annotation.
	 */
	int indexOfJoinColumn(JoinColumnAnnotation joinColumn);

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'joinColumns' element of the JoinTable annotation.
	 */
	JoinColumnAnnotation addJoinColumn(int index);

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'joinColumns' element of the JoinTable annotation.
	 */
	void moveJoinColumn(int targetIndex, int sourceIndex);

	/**
	 * Corresponds to the 'joinColumns' element of the JoinTable annotation.
	 */
	void removeJoinColumn(int index);

}