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package org.eobjects.analyzer.metadata;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.metamodel.schema.Column;
/**
* Defines methods for objects that contain column metadata.
*
* @see TableMetadata
* @see ColumnGroupMetadata
*/
public interface HasColumnMetadata {
/**
* Gets {@link ColumnMetadata} for a particular {@link Column}.
*
* @param columnName
* @return a {@link ColumnMetadata} object, or null if no metadata about the
* column is available.
*/
public ColumnMetadata getColumnMetadataByName(String columnName);
/**
* Gets {@link ColumnMetadata} for a particular {@link Column}.
*
* @param columnName
* @return a {@link ColumnMetadata} object, or null if no metadata about the
* column is available.
*/
public ColumnMetadata getColumnMetadata(Column column);
/**
* Gets all available {@link ColumnMetadata} objects.
*
* @return
*/
public List getColumnMetadata();
}