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| package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.mapping.orm; |
| |
| import org.eclipse.persistence.tools.utility.TextRange; |
| |
| /** |
| * This interface and inherited behavior define properties associated with "mappable" mappings that |
| * can be enumerated in the ORM xml. Mappable in this case means, that a mapping can designate |
| * another mapping for its mapping specific meta data. |
| * <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 http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr220/index.html, persistence specificaton |
| * |
| * @version 2.6 |
| */ |
| @SuppressWarnings("nls") |
| public interface ExternalMappableMapping extends ExternalRelationshipMapping { |
| |
| /** |
| * The attribute name used to store and retrieve the mapped-by property. |
| */ |
| String MAPPED_BY = "mapped-by-id"; |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns TODO. |
| */ |
| String getMappedByMappingName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the {@link TextRange} for the mapped by mapping name value. |
| */ |
| TextRange getMappedByMappingNameTextRange(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Sets the name TODO. |
| */ |
| void setMappedByMappingName(String name); |
| } |