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package org.eclipse.persistence.sessions.changesets;
/**
* <p>
* <b>Purpose</b>: Define the Public interface for the Aggregate Change Record.
* <p>
* <b>Description</b>: This interface is meant to clarify the public protocol into TopLink.
*/
public interface AggregateChangeRecord extends ChangeRecord {
/**
* ADVANCED:
* This method is used to return the ObjectChangeSet representing the changed Aggregate.
*/
public ObjectChangeSet getChangedObject();
/**
* ADVANCED:
* If the owning UnitOfWork has shouldChangeRecordKeepOldValue set to true,
* then return the old value of the attribute represented by this ChangeRecord.
*/
public Object getOldValue();
}