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 * Copyright (c) 2010, Stanislav Muhametsin. All Rights Reserved.
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package org.sql.generation.api.grammar.modification;

import java.util.List;

import org.sql.generation.api.grammar.booleans.BooleanExpression;

/**
 * This syntax element represents {@code UPDATE} statement.
 * 
 * @author Stanislav Muhametsin
 */
public interface UpdateBySearch
    extends UpdateStatement
{

    /**
     * Returns the target table of this {@code UPDATE} statement.
     * 
     * @return The target table of this {@code UPDATE} statement.
     * @see TargetTable
     */
    public TargetTable getTargetTable();

    /**
     * Returns the search condition for the rows to be updated.
     * 
     * @return The search condition for the rows to be updated.
     */
    public BooleanExpression getWhere();

    /**
     * Returns the {@code SET} clauses for columns of the target table.
     * 
     * @return The {@code SET} clauses for columns of the target table.
     * @see SetClause
     */
    public List getSetClauses();
}