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// Contributors:
//     Linda DeMichiel - 2.1
//     Linda DeMichiel - 2.0

package jakarta.persistence.criteria;

import jakarta.persistence.metamodel.PluralAttribute;

/**
 * The <code>PluralJoin</code> interface defines functionality
 * that is common to joins to all collection types.  It is
 * not intended to be used directly in query construction.
 *
 * @param <Z> the source type
 * @param <C> the collection type
 * @param <E> the element type of the collection 
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface PluralJoin<Z, C, E> extends Join<Z, E> {

    /**
     * Return the metamodel representation for the collection-valued 
     * attribute corresponding to the join.
     * @return metamodel collection-valued attribute corresponding
     *         to the target of the join
     */
    PluralAttribute<? super Z, C, E> getModel();
}
