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package org.eobjects.analyzer.metadata;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Defines methods for objects that contain {@link MetadataAnnotation}s.
*/
public interface HasMetadataAnnotations {
/**
* Gets a {@link MetadataAnnotation} by name.
*
* @param annotationName
* @return the annotation, or null if no annotation with the particular name
* was found.
*/
public MetadataAnnotation getAnnotation(String annotationName);
/**
* Adapts a particular annotation into a specialized object using a
* {@link MetadataAnnotationAdaptor}.
*
* @param annotationAdaptor
* @return the specialized object, or null if no applicable annotation to
* adapt was found
*/
public M getAdaptedAnnotation(MetadataAnnotationAdaptor annotationAdaptor);
/**
* Gets all available {@link MetadataAnnotation}.
*
* @return
*/
public List getAnnotations();
}