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package org.apache.metamodel.data;
import org.apache.metamodel.query.FilterItem;
import org.apache.metamodel.query.builder.FilterBuilder;
import org.apache.metamodel.schema.Column;
/**
* An interface for builder components that formulate a WHERE clause, either for
* querying, updating, deleting or other purposes.
*
* @param <T>
* the return type of the {@link WhereClauseBuilder}s builder methods
*/
public interface WhereClauseBuilder<T> {
/**
* Defines a where item to set as a criteria
*
* @param column
* a column to apply a criteria for
* @return a builder object for further building the where item
*/
public FilterBuilder<T> where(Column column);
/**
* Defines a where item to set as a criteria
*
* @param columnName
* the name of the colum to which the criteria will be applied
* @return a builder object for further building the where item
*/
public FilterBuilder<T> where(String columnName);
/**
* Applies where items to set criteria
*
* @param filterItems
* the where items to set
* @return the builder object itself, for further building of the update
*/
public T where(FilterItem... filterItems);
/**
* Applies where items to set criteria
*
* @param filterItems
* the where items to set
* @return the builder object, for further building of the update
*/
public T where(Iterable<FilterItem> filterItems);
}