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| package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.mapping.orm; |
| |
| import javax.persistence.GenerationType; |
| import org.eclipse.persistence.tools.mapping.ExternalForm; |
| import org.eclipse.persistence.tools.utility.TextRange; |
| |
| /** |
| * This interface and describes the configurable properties defined for a generated value declared |
| * on an ID field of an entity. |
| * <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 javax.persistence.GeneratedValue |
| * @see http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr220/index.html, persistence specificaton |
| * |
| * @version 2.6 |
| */ |
| @SuppressWarnings("nls") |
| public interface ExternalEntityIDGeneratedValue extends ExternalForm { |
| |
| /** |
| * The node name used to store and retrieve the element encapsulated by this external form. |
| */ |
| String GENERATED_VALUE = "generated-value"; |
| |
| /** |
| * The attribute name used to store and retrieve the generator property. |
| */ |
| String GENERATOR = "generator"; |
| |
| /** |
| * The attribute name used to store and retrieve the strategy property. |
| */ |
| String STRATEGY = "strategy"; |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the generation type for this value. |
| */ |
| GenerationType getGenerationType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the {@link TextRange} for the generation type for this value. |
| */ |
| TextRange getGenerationTypeTextRange(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the name of the id generator specified for this id's value. |
| */ |
| String getGeneratorName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the {@link TextRange} for the name of the id generator specified for this id's value. |
| */ |
| TextRange getGeneratorNameTextRange(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Set the generation type for this value. |
| */ |
| void setGenerationType(GenerationType type); |
| |
| /** |
| * Sets the name of the id generator to use for this id's value. |
| */ |
| void setGeneratorName(String generatorName); |
| } |