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 * Copyright (c) 2009-2012, Lukas Eder, [email protected]
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package org.jooq.util;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * An object holding information about an inverse foreign key relationship.
 * 
 * This object may either represent a primary key or a unique key. It holds a
 * list of foreign keys referencing this key.
 *
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface UniqueKeyDefinition extends Definition {

    /**
     * The list of columns making up the primary key.
     */
    List getKeyColumns();

    /**
     * The foreign keys referencing this primary key
     */
    List getForeignKeys();

    /**
     * The table holding this key
     */
    TableDefinition getTable();
}