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* Copyright 2009 The Fornax Project Team, including the original
* author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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*
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package org.sculptor.framework.accessapi;
/**
* Find domain object with specified natural key.
*
* @param <T> domain object type
*/
public interface FindByKeyAccess<T> extends Cacheable {
/**
* The name of the natural key properties of the Domain Object.
* When the key is a single attribute or BasicType it will only
* be one property name. When composite keys it will be several.
*/
public void setKeyPropertyNames(String... keyPropertyNames);
/**
* The keys to search for. Must be the same number of values
* as the number of property names defined in {@link #setKeyPropertyNames}.
* When the key is a single attribute or BasicType it will only
* be one property value. When composite keys it will be several.
*/
public void setKeyPropertyValues(Object... keyValues);
public void execute();
/**
* The result of the command. null if not found.
*/
public T getResult();
public void setPersistentClass(Class<? extends T> persistentClass);
}