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20 package org.apache.cayenne.access;
21
22 /**
23  * Defines API that allows QueryEngine to obtain information about query execution
24  * strategy.
25  *
26  * @author Andrus Adamchik
27  */
28 public interface OperationHints {
29
30     /**
31      * Returns <code>true</code> to indicate that any results of a select operation
32      * should be returned as a ResultIterator. <code>false</code> is returned when the
33      * results are expected as a list.
34      */
35     public boolean isIteratedResult();
36 }
37
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