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| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context; |
| |
| /** |
| * Context persistent <em>attribute</em> (field or property). |
| * <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 PersistentAttribute |
| extends ReadOnlyPersistentAttribute, AccessHolder |
| { |
| /** |
| * Set the attribute's mapping. |
| * If the specified key is <code>null</code>, clear the specified mapping, |
| * allowing the attribute's mapping to default (if appropriate). |
| * Return the new mapping (which may be a <em>null</em> mapping). |
| */ |
| AttributeMapping setMappingKey(String key); |
| } |
