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21 // Copyright (c) 1998, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
22 package oracle.toplink.essentials.changesets;
23
24
25 /**
26  * <p>
27  * <b>Purpose</b>: Define the base Change Record API.
28  * <p>
29  * <b>Description</b>: This interface is meant to clarify the public protocol into TopLink.
30  * It provides access into the information available from the TopLink Change Set
31  * <p>
32  * <b>Responsibilities</b>:
33  * <ul>
34  * <li> Define the API for ChangeRecord.
35  * </ul>
36  */
37 public interface ChangeRecord {
38
39     /**
40      * ADVANCED:
41      * Returns the name of the attribute this ChangeRecord Represents
42      * @return java.lang.String
43      */
44     public String JavaDoc getAttribute();
45
46     /**
47      * ADVANCED:
48      * This method returns the ObjectChangeSet that references this ChangeRecord
49      * @return oracle.toplink.essentials.changesets.ObjectChangeSet
50      */
51     public ObjectChangeSet getOwner();
52 }
53
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