LobType.java

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package org.hibernate.type;

import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.JavaTypeDescriptor;
import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.SqlTypeDescriptor;

/**
 * A base type used to define a LOB type; it also provides
 * alternatives that can override this type via
 * {@link org.hibernate.type.LobType#getAlternatives()}   getAlternatives()}
 *
 * @author Gail Badner
 */
public abstract class LobType<T> extends AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType<T> {
	private AlternativeLobTypes alternativeLobTypes;

	public LobType(SqlTypeDescriptor sqlTypeDescriptor,
				   JavaTypeDescriptor<T> javaTypeDescriptor,
				   AlternativeLobTypes alternativeLobTypes) {
		super( sqlTypeDescriptor, javaTypeDescriptor );
		this.alternativeLobTypes = alternativeLobTypes;
	}

	public AlternativeLobTypes getAlternatives() {
		return alternativeLobTypes;
	}
}