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package org.hibernate.cfg;
/**
* Source for database object names (identifiers).
*
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public interface ObjectNameSource {
/**
* Retrieve the name explicitly provided by the user.
*
* @return The explicit name.
*/
public String getExplicitName();
/**
* Retrieve the logical name for this object. Usually this is the name under which
* the "thing" is registered with the {@link Mappings}.
*
* @return The logical name.
*/
public String getLogicalName();
}