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// Contributors:
//     Blaise Doughan - 2.5 - initial implementation
package org.eclipse.persistence.internal.core.helper;

public interface CoreField {

    /**
     * Return the unqualified name of the field.
     */
    String getName();

    <T> Class<T> getType();

    /**
     * Set the unqualified name of the field.
     */
    void setName(String name);

    /**
     * Set the Java class type that corresponds to the field.
     * The JDBC type is determined from the class type,
     * this is used to optimize performance, and for binding.
     */
    void setType(Class<?> type);

}