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package javax.jdo.query;

/**
 * Expression representing the ordering using an expression and a direction.
 * 
 * @param  Java type of the expression being represented here
 */
public interface OrderExpression
{
    public enum OrderDirection
    {
        ASC,
        DESC
    }

    /**
     * Accessor for the direction of the ordering with this expression.
     * @return The direction
     */
    OrderDirection getDirection();

    /**
     * Accessor for the expression being used for ordering.
     * @return Ordering expression
     */
    Expression getExpression();
}