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 * Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Evolveum
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package com.evolveum.midpoint.prism;

import com.evolveum.midpoint.prism.delta.ItemDelta;
import com.evolveum.midpoint.prism.path.ItemPath;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * @author mederly
 */
public interface PrismReferenceDefinition extends ItemDefinition<PrismReference> {
	QName getTargetTypeName();

	QName getCompositeObjectElementName();

	boolean isComposite();

	@NotNull
	@Override
	PrismReference instantiate();

	@NotNull
	@Override
	PrismReference instantiate(QName name);

	@Override
	ItemDelta createEmptyDelta(ItemPath path);

	@NotNull
	@Override
	PrismReferenceDefinition clone();
}