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package org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.exec;
import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
import org.hibernate.engine.spi.QueryParameters;
import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionImplementor;

Encapsulates the strategy required to execute various types of update, delete,
and insert statements issued through HQL.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Encapsulates the strategy required to execute various types of update, delete,
 * and insert statements issued through HQL.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface StatementExecutor {

	public String[] getSqlStatements();

	
Execute the sql managed by this executor using the given parameters.
Params:
parameters – Essentially bind information for this processing.
session – The session originating the request.
Throws:
HibernateException – 
Returns:
The number of entities updated/deleted./**
	 * Execute the sql managed by this executor using the given parameters.
	 *
	 * @param parameters Essentially bind information for this processing.
	 * @param session The session originating the request.
	 * @return The number of entities updated/deleted.
	 * @throws HibernateException
	 */
	public int execute(QueryParameters parameters, SessionImplementor session) throws HibernateException;

}