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package org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facetapi.FacetHolder;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facetapi.FeatureType;
import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.spec.ObjectSpecification;
/**
* A {@link FacetHolder} that also has a {@link ObjectSpecification type}.
*
* <p>
* Used to represent class members when building up the metamodel.
*/
public interface TypedHolder extends FacetHolder {
public FeatureType getFeatureType();
/**
* The type of a {@link FeatureType#PROPERTY property}, the referenced (element) type
* of a {@link FeatureType#COLLECTION collection}, the return type of an
* {@link FeatureType#ACTION action}, the type of a
* {@link FeatureType#ACTION_PARAMETER_SCALAR scalar action parameter}s, and the inferred
* element type for a {@link FeatureType#ACTION_PARAMETER_COLLECTION collection action parameter}.
*/
public Class<?> getType();
/**
* Type may not be known initially (eg {@link FeatureType#COLLECTION}s).
*
* <p>
* For example, the accessor might return a raw type such as
* <tt>java.util.List</tt>, rather than a generic one such as
* <tt>java.util.List<Customer></tt>.
*/
public void setType(Class<?> type);
}