jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jpa/core/jpa2/context/Orderable2_0.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.jpa2.context;

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.Orderable;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.db.Table;

/**
 * Multi-valued (1:m, m:m) relationship and element collection mappings support
 * ordering.
 * <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 Orderable2_0
	extends Orderable
{
	boolean isOrderColumnOrdering();
	void setOrderColumnOrdering(boolean value);
		String ORDER_COLUMN_ORDERING_PROPERTY = "orderColumnOrdering"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	OrderColumn2_0 getOrderColumn();

	String getDefaultTableName();


	/**
	 * interface allowing ordering in multiple places
	 * (i.e. multi-value relationship and element collection mappings)
	 */
	interface Owner
	{
		/**
		 * Return the name of the column's table.
		 */
		String getTableName();
		
		Table resolveDbTable(String tableName);
	}
}