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package javax.persistence.metamodel;

/**
 * Instances of the type MapAttribute represent
 * persistent java.util.Map-valued attributes.
 *
 * @param  The type the represented Map belongs to
 * @param  The type of the key of the represented Map
 * @param  The type of the value of the represented Map
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 *
 */
public interface MapAttribute 
	extends PluralAttribute, V> {

    /**
     * Return the Java type of the map key.
     * @return Java key type
     */
    Class getKeyJavaType();

    /**
     * Return the type representing the key type of the map.
     * @return type representing key type
     */
    Type getKeyType();
}