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package javax.persistence.criteria;

import javax.persistence.metamodel.PluralAttribute;

/**
 * The PluralJoin interface defines functionality
 * that is common to joins to all collection types.  It is
 * not intended to be used directly in query construction.
 *
 * @param <Z> The source type
 * @param <C> The collection type
 * @param <E> The element type of the collection 
 * 
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
public interface PluralJoin<Z, C, E> extends Join<Z, E> {

    /**
     * Return the metamodel representation for the collection.
     * @return metamodel type representing the collection that is
     *         the target of the join
     */
    PluralAttribute<? super Z, C, E> getModel();
}