/**
* ***************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2010 Qcadoo Limited
* Project: Qcadoo Framework
* Version: 1.4
*
* This file is part of Qcadoo.
*
* Qcadoo is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
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*
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* See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
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* ***************************************************************************
*/
package com.qcadoo.model.api.search;
import org.hibernate.criterion.Criterion;
/**
* A restriction used in {@link SearchCriteriaBuilder#add(SearchCriterion)}. It represents the SQL's WHERE clause.
*
* @since 0.4.1
*/
public interface SearchCriterion {
/**
* Returns Hibernate's representation of this criterion.<br/>
* <br/>
* <b>This method is not the part of the public API, it may be modified in the future.</b>
*/
Criterion getHibernateCriterion();
}