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package org.jooq;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* An <code>Identity</code> is an object representing an <code>IDENTITY</code>
* column as understood by the SQL:2003 standard. In most RDBMS, this is
* actually called an <code>IDENTITY</code> column. Some RDMBS such as MySQL
* call it <code>AUTO_INCREMENT</code> columns.
*
* @param <R> The <code>IDENTITY</code>'s owner table record
* @param <T> The <code>IDENTITY</code>'s field type
* @author Lukas Eder
*/
public interface Identity<R extends Record, T> extends Serializable {
/**
* The <code>IDENTITY</code>'s owner table
*/
Table<R> getTable();
/**
* The <code>IDENTITY</code> column.
*/
TableField<R, T> getField();
}