foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/org/eclipse/persistence/internal/core/helper/CoreField.java

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 *     Blaise Doughan - 2.5 - initial implementation
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package org.eclipse.persistence.internal.core.helper;

public interface CoreField {

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

    public Class getType();

    /**
     * Set the unqualified name of the field.
     */
    public 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.
     */
    public void setType(Class type);

}