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 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
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package org.hibernate.id;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.sql.ResultSet;

An optional contract for Type or UserType implementations to handle generated id values any way they see fit as opposed to being limited to the discrete set of numeric types handled by IdentifierGeneratorHelper 
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * An optional contract for {@link org.hibernate.type.Type} or
 * {@link org.hibernate.usertype.UserType} implementations to handle generated
 * id values any way they see fit as opposed to being limited to the discrete set of
 * numeric types handled by {@link IdentifierGeneratorHelper}
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface ResultSetIdentifierConsumer {
	
Given a result set, consume/extract the necessary values and construct an
appropriate identifier value.
Params:
resultSet – The result set containing the value(s) to be used in building
the identifier value.
Returns:
The identifier value./**
	 * Given a result set, consume/extract the necessary values and construct an
	 * appropriate identifier value.
	 *
	 * @param resultSet The result set containing the value(s) to be used in building
	 * the identifier value.
	 * @return The identifier value.
	 */
	public Serializable consumeIdentifier(ResultSet resultSet);
}