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

/**
 * JPA temporal converter
 * <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 2.1
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface TemporalConverter
	extends Converter
{
	static final String[] TEMPORAL_MAPPING_SUPPORTED_TYPES = {"java.util.Date", "java.util.Calendar", "java.util.GregorianCalendar"}; //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$
	
	TemporalType getTemporalType();
	void setTemporalType(TemporalType temporalType);
		String TEMPORAL_TYPE_PROPERTY = "temporalType"; //$NON-NLS-1$
}