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57 package org.objectstyle.cayenne.map;
58
59 /**
60  * An Attribute defines an abstract descriptor of an entity attribute.
61  *
62  * @author Andrei Adamchik
63  */
64 public abstract class Attribute extends MapObject {
65
66     public Attribute() {
67         super();
68     }
69     
70     /**
71      * Creates a named attribute.
72      */
73     public Attribute(String JavaDoc name) {
74         super(name);
75     }
76
77     /** Returns the entity that holds this attribute. */
78     public Entity getEntity() {
79         return (Entity) getParent();
80     }
81
82     /** Sets the entity that holds this attribute. */
83     public void setEntity(Entity entity) {
84         setParent(entity);
85     }
86 }
87
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