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package com.sap.core.odata.processor.api.jpa.jpql;
import java.util.List;
import com.sap.core.odata.processor.api.jpa.access.JPAJoinClause;
/**
* The interface provide a view on JPQL Join context.The interface provides
* methods for accessing the Join Clause which can be part of JPQL Select
* statement. The interface extends the JPQL Select Context to add JQPL Join
* clauses to the Select statement. The JPQL Join context view is built from
* OData read entity set with navigation request.
*
* @author SAP AG
* @see com.sap.core.odata.processor.api.jpa.jpql.JPQLSelectContextView
*
*/
public interface JPQLJoinContextView extends JPQLSelectContextView {
/**
* The method returns a list of JPA Join Clauses. The returned list of
* values can be used for building JPQL Statements with Join clauses.
*
* @return a list of
* {@link com.sap.core.odata.processor.api.jpa.access.JPAJoinClause}
*/
public List<JPAJoinClause> getJPAJoinClauses();
}