api/src/main/java/javax/jdo/metadata/OrderMetadata.java

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package javax.jdo.metadata;

/**
 * Represents ordering of a collection field/property.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface OrderMetadata extends Metadata {
  /**
   * Method to set the version column name.
   *
   * @param column Name of the version column
   * @return This metadata object
   */
  OrderMetadata setColumn(String column);

  /**
   * Accessor for the version column name.
   *
   * @return The version column name
   */
  String getColumn();

  /**
   * Method to set mapped-by information whether the order is present in the element class.
   *
   * @param mappedBy Field/property name in which to store the ordering in the element
   * @return This metadata object
   */
  OrderMetadata setMappedBy(String mappedBy);

  /**
   * Accessor for the mapped-by field/property name in the element class.
   *
   * @return Name of field/property in element class
   */
  String getMappedBy();

  /**
   * Accessor for all column(s) defined on the ordering.
   *
   * @return The column(s)
   */
  ColumnMetadata[] getColumns();

  /**
   * Add a column for this ordering.
   *
   * @return The ColumnMetadata
   */
  ColumnMetadata newColumnMetadata();

  /**
   * Accessor for the number of columns defined for this ordering.
   *
   * @return The number of columns
   */
  int getNumberOfColumns();

  /**
   * Method to set index metadata for the ordering.
   *
   * @return The metadata for any index
   */
  IndexMetadata newIndexMetadata();

  /**
   * Accessor for any index metadata for the ordering.
   *
   * @return Index metadata
   */
  IndexMetadata getIndexMetadata();
}