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package org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql;
import org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.Expression;
/**
* A problem describes an issue found in a JPQL query because it is either grammatically or
* semantically incorrect.
*
* Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and
* expected to change significantly before reaching stability. It is available at this early stage
* to solicit feedback from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this
* API will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
*
* @version 2.4
* @since 2.3
* @author Pascal Filion
*/
public interface JPQLQueryProblem {
/**
* Returns the position from where the problem ends, inclusively.
*
* @return The position of the last character that was found as problematic within the JPQL query,
* inclusively
*/
int getEndPosition();
/**
* Returns the parsed tree representing the JPQL query.
*
* @return The parsed tree representing the JPQL query
*/
Expression getExpression();
/**
* Returns the arguments associate with the problem's message.
*
* @return A non-null list of arguments that can be used to format the localized message
*/
String[] getMessageArguments();
/**
* Returns the resource bundle key used to retrieve the localized message.
*
* @return The key used to retrieve the localized message
*/
String getMessageKey();
/**
* Returns the position from where the problem starts.
*
* @return The position of the first character that was found as problematic within the JPQL
* query, inclusively
*/
int getStartPosition();
}