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package org.hibernate.result;

import java.util.List;

Models a return that is a result set.
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Models a return that is a result set.
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface ResultSetOutput extends Output {
	
Consume the underlying ResultSet and return the resulting List. 
Returns:
The consumed ResultSet values./**
	 * Consume the underlying {@link java.sql.ResultSet} and return the resulting List.
	 *
	 * @return The consumed ResultSet values.
	 */
	public List getResultList();

	
Consume the underlying ResultSet with the expectation that there is just a single level of root returns. 
Returns:
The single result./**
	 * Consume the underlying {@link java.sql.ResultSet} with the expectation that there is just a single level of
	 * root returns.
	 *
	 * @return The single result.
	 */
	public Object getSingleResult();
}