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package org.jooq;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * A {@link Query} that can create tables.
 *
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface CreateTableColumnStep extends CreateTableConstraintStep {

    /**
     * Add a column to the column list of the <code>CREATE TABLE</code>
     * statement.
     * <p>
     * This is the same as calling {@link #column(Field, DataType)} with
     * {@link Field#getDataType()} as the argument data type.
     */
    @Support
    CreateTableColumnStep column(Field<?> field);

    /**
     * Add a column to the column list of the <code>CREATE TABLE</code> statement.
     */
    @Support
    <T> CreateTableColumnStep column(Field<T> field, DataType<T> type);

    /**
     * Add a column to the column list of the <code>CREATE TABLE</code> statement.
     */
    @Support
    CreateTableColumnStep column(Name field, DataType<?> type);

    /**
     * Add a column to the column list of the <code>CREATE TABLE</code> statement.
     */
    @Support
    CreateTableColumnStep column(String field, DataType<?> type);

    /**
     * Add several columns to the column list of the <code>CREATE TABLE</code>
     * statement.
     * <p>
     * This is the same as calling {@link #column(Field, DataType)} for each
     * column, with {@link Field#getDataType()} as the argument data type.
     */
    @Support
    CreateTableColumnStep columns(Field<?>... fields);

    /**
     * Add several columns to the column list of the <code>CREATE TABLE</code>
     * statement.
     * <p>
     * This is the same as calling {@link #column(Field, DataType)} for each
     * column, with {@link Field#getDataType()} as the argument data type.
     */
    @Support
    CreateTableColumnStep columns(Collection<? extends Field<?>> fields);
}