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package org.hibernate.tuple;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.hibernate.type.Type;
/**
* Defines the basic contract of a Property within the runtime metamodel.
*
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public abstract class Property implements Serializable {
private String name;
private String node;
private Type type;
/**
* Constructor for Property instances.
*
* @param name The name by which the property can be referenced within
* its owner.
* @param node The node name to use for XML-based representation of this
* property.
* @param type The Hibernate Type of this property.
*/
protected Property(String name, String node, Type type) {
this.name = name;
this.node = node;
this.type = type;
}
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public String getNode() {
return node;
}
public Type getType() {
return type;
}
public String toString() {
return "Property(" + name + ':' + type.getName() + ')';
}
}