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package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.jpa2.context;

/**
 * ID derived identity strategy
 * <p>
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 * 
 * @version 2.3
 * @since 2.3
 */
public interface IdDerivedIdentityStrategy2_0
	extends DerivedIdentityStrategy2_0
{
	/**
	 * String associated with changes to the value property of this object
	 */
	String VALUE_PROPERTY = "value"; //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	/**
	 * Return whether this object uses a derived id
	 */
	boolean getValue();
	
	/**
	 * Set whether this object uses a derived id
	 */
	void setValue(boolean value);
}