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// Contributors:
//     Oracle  - initial API and implementation from Oracle TopLink
//     dmccann - Nov 4/2008 - 1.1 - changed class to interface
package org.eclipse.persistence.sdo.helper;

import commonj.sdo.helper.DataFactory;
import commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext;

/**
 * <p><b>Purpose</b>: The implementation of commonj.sdo.helper.DataFactory</p>
 */
public interface SDODataFactory extends DataFactory {
    /**
     * INTERNAL:
     * Return the helperContext that this instance is associated with.
     * @return
     */
    public HelperContext getHelperContext();

    /**
     * INTERNAL:
     * Set the helperContext that this instance is associated with.
     *
     * @param helperContext
     */
    public void setHelperContext(HelperContext helperContext);
}