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*
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*/
package javax.persistence;
import java.util.
Map;
/**
* Represents an attribute node of an entity graph.
*
* @param <T> The type of the attribute.
*
* @since JPA 2.1
*/
public interface
AttributeNode<T> {
/**
* Return the name of the attribute corresponding to the attribute node.
*
* @return name of the attribute
*/
public
String getAttributeName();
/**
* Return the Map<Class, Subgraph> of subgraphs associated with this attribute node.
*
* @return Map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node or empty Map if none have been defined
*/
public
Map<
Class,
Subgraph>
getSubgraphs();
/**
* Return the Map<Class, Subgraph> of subgraphs associated with this attribute node's map key.
*
* @return Map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node's map key or empty Map if none have been defined
*/
public
Map<
Class,
Subgraph>
getKeySubgraphs();
}