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* Contributors:
* Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
* Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
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package javax.persistence.criteria;
import javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute;
/**
* Represents a join-fetched association or attribute.
*
* @param the source type of the fetch
* @param the target type of the fetch
*
* @since Java Persistence 2.0
*/
public interface Fetch extends FetchParent {
/**
* Return the metamodel attribute corresponding to the
* fetch join.
* @return metamodel attribute for the join
*/
Attribute super Z, ?> getAttribute();
/**
* Return the parent of the fetched item.
* @return fetch parent
*/
FetchParent, Z> getParent();
/**
* Return the join type used in the fetch join.
* @return join type
*/
JoinType getJoinType();
}