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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.java;
import java.util.ListIterator;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.resource.java.JavaResourceAttribute;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.resource.java.JavaResourceType;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.iterables.ListIterable;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.PersistentType;
/**
* Context Java persistent type.
* <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 2.0
*/
public interface JavaPersistentType
extends PersistentType, JavaJpaContextNode
{
// ********** covariant overrides **********
JavaTypeMapping getMapping();
ListIterable<JavaPersistentAttribute> getAttributes();
String ATTRIBUTES_LIST = "attributes"; //$NON-NLS-1$
//TODO remove this compatibility method in Juno release
ListIterator<JavaPersistentAttribute> attributes();
JavaPersistentAttribute getAttributeNamed(String attributeName);
// ********** Java **********
/**
* Return whether any attribute in this persistent type is annotated
*/
boolean hasAnyAnnotatedAttributes();
/**
* Return the Java resource persistent type.
*/
JavaResourceType getJavaResourceType();
JavaPersistentAttribute getAttributeFor(JavaResourceAttribute javaResourceAttribute);
}