jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jpa/core/context/orm/OrmReferenceTable.java

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

import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.iterables.ListIterable;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.ReferenceTable;

/**
 * <code>orm.xml</code> join table or collection table
 * <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 OrmReferenceTable
	extends ReferenceTable, OrmTable
{
	// ********** join columns **********

	ListIterable<OrmJoinColumn> getJoinColumns();

	ListIterable<OrmJoinColumn> getSpecifiedJoinColumns();
	OrmJoinColumn getSpecifiedJoinColumn(int index);
	OrmJoinColumn addSpecifiedJoinColumn();
	OrmJoinColumn addSpecifiedJoinColumn(int index);

	OrmJoinColumn getDefaultJoinColumn();
}