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package javax.persistence.criteria;
import javax.persistence.metamodel.EntityType;
/**
* A root type in the from clause.
* Query roots always reference entities.
*
* @param the entity type referenced by the root
*
* @since Java Persistence 2.0
*/
public interface Root extends From {
/**
* Return the metamodel entity corresponding to the root.
* @return metamodel entity corresponding to the root
*/
EntityType getModel();
}