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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Sun Microsystems. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution.
 * The Eclipse Public License is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0 - Version 2.0 (October 1, 2009)
 *     Specification available from http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=317
 */

// $Id: Root.java 20957 2011-06-13 09:58:51Z stliu $

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();
}