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

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.JoinTableRelationshipStrategy;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.java.JoinTableAnnotation;

/**
 * Java join table relationship strategy
 * <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 2.2
 */
public interface JavaJoinTableRelationshipStrategy
	extends JoinTableRelationshipStrategy, JavaRelationshipStrategy
{
	JavaJoinTable getJoinTable();
	
	/**
	 * Return the join table annotation, use a null object instead of returning null
	 * if the join table annotation does not exist.
	 */
	JoinTableAnnotation getJoinTableAnnotation();
}