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| package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.db.model.spi; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface defining a lightweight wrapper around the database metadata. |
| * <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.<p> |
| * |
| * @see ExternalDatabase |
| * @version 2.6 |
| */ |
| public interface ExternalTableDescription extends TableDescription { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the ExternalTable object corresponding to this {@link ExternalTableDescription} object. |
| * This allows this <code>ExternalTableDescription</code> to postpone loading extra meta-data |
| * until it is actually needed. The name and description are required beforehand because they are |
| * used by the user to select an {@link ExternalTable} to load. |
| */ |
| ExternalTable getTable(); |
| } |
