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

import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.utility.TextRange;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.GeneratedValue;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.XmlContextNode;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.orm.XmlGeneratedValue;

/**
 * <code>orm.xml</code> generated value
 * <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 2.0
 */
public interface OrmGeneratedValue
	extends GeneratedValue, XmlContextNode
{
	XmlGeneratedValue getXmlGeneratedValue();

	/**
	 * Return the (best guess) text location of the generator.
	 */
	TextRange getGeneratorTextRange();
}