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 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
package javax.persistence.metamodel;

/**
 * Instances of the type <code>Type</code> represent persistent object 
 * or attribute types.
 *
 * @param <X>  The type of the represented object or attribute
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
public interface Type<X> {

    public static enum PersistenceType {

        /** Entity */
        ENTITY,

        /** Embeddable class */
        EMBEDDABLE,

        /** Mapped superclass */
        MAPPED_SUPERCLASS,

        /** Basic type */
        BASIC
    }

    /**
     *  Return the persistence type.
     *  @return persistence type
     */
    PersistenceType getPersistenceType();

    /**
     *  Return the represented Java type.
     *  @return Java type
     */
    Class<X> getJavaType();
}