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 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
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package javax.persistence.metamodel;

/**
 * Instances of the type PluralAttribute represent 
 * persistent collection-valued attributes.
 *
 * @param  The type the represented collection belongs to
 * @param  The type of the represented collection
 * @param  The element type of the represented collection
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
public interface PluralAttribute 
		extends Attribute, Bindable {
	
	public static enum CollectionType {

	    /** Collection-valued attribute */
	    COLLECTION, 

	    /** Set-valued attribute */
	    SET, 

	    /** List-valued attribute */
	    LIST, 

	    /** Map-valued attribute */
	    MAP
	}
		
    /**
     * Return the collection type.
     * @return collection type
     */
    CollectionType getCollectionType();

    /**
     * Return the type representing the element type of the 
     * collection.
     * @return element type
     */
    Type getElementType();
}