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

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.MappedByRelationship;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.resource.java.OwnableRelationshipMappingAnnotation;

/**
 * Java "mapped by" relationship (1:1, 1:m, m:m)
 * <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 2.2
 * @since 2.2
 */
public interface JavaMappedByRelationship
	extends MappedByRelationship, JavaRelationship
{
	JavaMappedByRelationshipStrategy getMappedByStrategy();

	OwnableRelationshipMappingAnnotation getMappingAnnotation();

	OwnableRelationshipMappingAnnotation getMappingAnnotationForUpdate();
}