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1 /**
2  * JORM: an implementation of a generic mapping system for persistent Java
3  * objects. Two mapping are supported: to RDBMS and to binary files.
4  * Copyright (C) 2001-2003 France Telecom R&D - INRIA
5  *
6  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
7  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
8  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
9  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10  *
11  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15  *
16  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
17  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
18  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
19  *
20  * Contact: jorm-team@objectweb.org
21  *
22  */
23
24 package org.objectweb.jorm.metainfo.api;
25
26 import java.io.Serializable JavaDoc;
27
28 /**
29  * The MetaObject interface is the top level of all meta information interfaces.
30  * @author X. Spengler
31  */
32 public interface MetaObject extends Serializable JavaDoc {
33     /**
34      * Allows to know the parent MetaObject of the current MetaObject.
35      * @return the MetaObject corresponding to the parent of the
36      * current object. If there is no parent, null is returned.
37      */
38     MetaObject getParent();
39
40     /**
41      * Sets the parent of the current meta object if it is not yet done
42      * by the constructor of the meta object
43      * @param itsParent the parent MetaObject of the current object
44      */
45     void setParent(MetaObject itsParent);
46 }
47
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