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| * which accompanies this distribution. |
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| * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at |
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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1 |
| * |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| |
| package javax.persistence; |
| |
| import java.util.Map; |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents an attribute node of an entity graph. |
| * |
| * @param <T> The type of the attribute. |
| * |
| * @see EntityGraph |
| * @see Subgraph |
| * @see NamedAttributeNode |
| * |
| * @since Java Persistence 2.1 |
| */ |
| public interface AttributeNode<T> { |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the name of the attribute corresponding to the |
| * attribute node. |
| * @return name of the attribute |
| */ |
| public String getAttributeName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the Map<Class, Subgraph> of subgraphs associated |
| * with this attribute node. |
| * @return Map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node |
| * or empty Map if none have been defined |
| */ |
| public Map<Class, Subgraph> getSubgraphs(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the Map<Class, Subgraph> of subgraphs associated |
| * with this attribute node's map key. |
| * @return Map of subgraphs associated with this attribute |
| * node's map key or empty Map if none have been defined |
| */ |
| public Map<Class, Subgraph> getKeySubgraphs(); |
| } |
| |