/*
* Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
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package org.hibernate.jdbc;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;
/**
* This interface provides a way to execute unrelated "work" objects using
* polymorphism.
*
* Instances of this interface can accept a {@link WorkExecutor} visitor
* for executing a discrete piece of work, and return an implementation-defined
* result.
*
* @author Gail Badner
*/
public interface WorkExecutorVisitable<T> {
/**
* Accepts a {@link WorkExecutor} visitor for executing a discrete
* piece of work, and returns an implementation-defined result..
*
* @param executor The visitor that executes the work.
* @param connection The connection on which to perform the work.
*
* @return an implementation-defined result
*
* @throws SQLException Thrown during execution of the underlying JDBC interaction.
* @throws org.hibernate.HibernateException Generally indicates a wrapped SQLException.
*/
public T accept(WorkExecutor<T> executor, Connection connection) throws SQLException;
}