/**
*
* Copyright (c) 2006-2017, Speedment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); You may not
* use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
* the License at:
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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*/
package com.speedment.runtime.field;
import com.speedment.runtime.field.trait.HasGetter;
import com.speedment.runtime.field.trait.HasIdentifier;
import com.speedment.runtime.field.trait.HasSetter;
import com.speedment.runtime.field.trait.HasTypeMapper;
/**
* The base interface for all fields.
*
* @param <ENTITY> the entity type
*
* @author Per Minborg
* @author Emil Forslund
* @since 2.2.0
*/
public interface Field<ENTITY> extends
HasIdentifier<ENTITY>,
HasGetter<ENTITY>,
HasSetter<ENTITY>,
HasTypeMapper {
/**
* Returns {@code true} if the column that this field represents is UNIQUE.
*
* @return {@code true} if unique
*/
boolean isUnique();
}