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package org.hibernate.persister.walking.spi;

Describes aspects of the identifier for an entity
Author:
Steve Ebersole/**
 * Describes aspects of the identifier for an entity
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface EntityIdentifierDefinition {
	
Is the entity identifier encapsulated?  Meaning, is it represented by a single attribute?
Returns:
true indicates the identifier is encapsulated (and therefore this is castable to EncapsulatedEntityIdentifierDefinition); false means it is not encapsulated (and therefore castable to NonEncapsulatedEntityIdentifierDefinition)./**
	 * Is the entity identifier encapsulated?  Meaning, is it represented by a single attribute?
	 *
	 * @return {@code true} indicates the identifier is encapsulated (and therefore this is castable to
	 * {@link EncapsulatedEntityIdentifierDefinition}); {@code false} means it is not encapsulated (and therefore
	 * castable to {@link NonEncapsulatedEntityIdentifierDefinition}).
	 *
	 */
	public boolean isEncapsulated();

	public EntityDefinition getEntityDefinition();
}