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package org.apache.cayenne;
/**
* An interface that Enum classes may implement to map enum instances to arbitrary DB
* values that do not match the enum names or positions.
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface ExtendedEnumeration {
/**
* Return the value to be stored in the database for this enumeration. In actuality,
* this should be an Integer or a String.
*/
Object getDatabaseValue();
}