jaxb/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jaxb.eclipselink.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jaxb/eclipselink/core/context/java/ELXmlJoinNodesMapping.java

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 *  	Oracle - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jpt.jaxb.eclipselink.core.context.java;

import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.internal.iterables.ListIterable;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jaxb.core.context.JaxbAttributeMapping;
import org.eclipse.jpt.jaxb.core.xsd.XsdTypeDefinition;

/**
 * Represents an EclipseLink XmlJoinNodes attribute mapping in either
 * java annotations or oxm file.
 * 
 * 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 3.2
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface ELXmlJoinNodesMapping
		extends JaxbAttributeMapping {
	
	
	// ***** XmlJoinNodes *****
	
	String XML_JOIN_NODES_LIST = "xmlJoinNodes"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	ListIterable<ELXmlJoinNode> getXmlJoinNodes();
	
	int getXmlJoinNodesSize();
	
	ELXmlJoinNode addXmlJoinNode(int index);
	
	void removeXmlJoinNode(int index);
	
	void moveXmlJoinNode(int targetIndex, int sourceIndex);
	
	
	// ***** misc *****
	
	ELClassMapping getReferencedClassMapping();
	
	XsdTypeDefinition getReferencedXsdTypeDefinition();
}