jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.eclipselink.core/src/org/eclipse/jpt/jpa/eclipselink/core/context/EclipseLinkConversionValue.java

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

import org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context.JpaContextNode;

/**
 * Corresponds to a ConversionValue resource model object
 * <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 2.1
 * @since 2.1
 */
public interface EclipseLinkConversionValue
	extends JpaContextNode
{
	EclipseLinkObjectTypeConverter getParent();

	String getDataValue();	
	void setDataValue(String dataValue);
		String DATA_VALUE_PROPERTY = "dataValue"; //$NON-NLS-1$
		
	String getObjectValue();	
	void setObjectValue(String objectValue);
		String OBJECT_VALUE_PROPERTY = "objectValue"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Return whether the conversion value has the same state as the specified
	 * conversion value.
	 */
	boolean isEquivalentTo(EclipseLinkConversionValue conversionValue);
}