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package com.blazebit.persistence.criteria;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Expression;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
import javax.persistence.criteria.SetJoin;
/**
* An extended version of {@link SetJoin}.
*
* @param the source type of the join
* @param the element type of the target Set
* @author Christian Beikov
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public interface BlazeSetJoin extends SetJoin, BlazeJoin {
/**
* Like {@link BlazeJoin#treatAs} but returns the subtype {@link BlazeSetJoin} instead.
*
* @param type type to be downcast to
* @param The target treat type
* @return The treated join object
*/
BlazeSetJoin treatAs(Class type);
/* Compatibility for JPA 2.1 */
/**
* Modify the join to restrict the result according to the
* specified ON condition. Replaces the previous ON condition,
* if any.
* Return the join object
*
* @param restriction a simple or compound boolean expression
* @return the modified join object
*/
BlazeSetJoin on(Expression restriction);
/**
* Modify the join to restrict the result according to the
* specified ON condition. Replaces the previous ON condition,
* if any.
* Return the join object
*
* @param restrictions zero or more restriction predicates
* @return the modified join object
*/
BlazeSetJoin on(Predicate... restrictions);
}