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 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
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package org.hibernate.type.descriptor.spi;

import java.sql.Types;
import javax.persistence.EnumType;

import org.hibernate.type.spi.TypeConfiguration;

More-or-less a parameter-object intended for use in determining the SQL/JDBC type recommended
by the JDBC spec (explicitly or implicitly) for a given Java type.
Author:
Steve Ebersole
See Also:
getJdbcRecommendedSqlType.getJdbcRecommendedSqlType/**
 * More-or-less a parameter-object intended for use in determining the SQL/JDBC type recommended
 * by the JDBC spec (explicitly or implicitly) for a given Java type.
 *
 * @see org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.BasicJavaDescriptor#getJdbcRecommendedSqlType
 *
 * @author Steve Ebersole
 */
public interface JdbcRecommendedSqlTypeMappingContext {
	
Was nationalized character datatype requested for the given Java type?
Returns:
true if nationalized character datatype should be used; false otherwise./**
	 * Was nationalized character datatype requested for the given Java type?
	 *
	 * @return {@code true} if nationalized character datatype should be used; {@code false} otherwise.
	 */
	default boolean isNationalized() {
		return false;
	}

	
Was LOB datatype requested for the given Java type?
Returns:
true if LOB datatype should be used; false otherwise./**
	 * Was LOB datatype requested for the given Java type?
	 *
	 * @return {@code true} if LOB datatype should be used; {@code false} otherwise.
	 */
	default boolean isLob() {
		return false;
	}

	
For enum mappings, what style of storage was requested (name vs. ordinal)?
Returns:
The enum type./**
	 * For enum mappings, what style of storage was requested (name vs. ordinal)?
	 *
	 * @return The enum type.
	 */
	default EnumType getEnumeratedType() {
		return EnumType.ORDINAL;
	}

	
When mapping a boolean type to the database what is the preferred SQL type code to use?
 Specifically names the key into the SqlTypeDescriptorRegistry. /**
	 * When mapping a boolean type to the database what is the preferred SQL type code to use?
	 * <p/>
	 * Specifically names the key into the
	 * {@link org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.spi.SqlTypeDescriptorRegistry}.
	 */
	default int getPreferredSqlTypeCodeForBoolean() {
		return Types.BOOLEAN;
	}

	
Provides access to the TypeConfiguration for access to various type-system registries.
/**
	 * Provides access to the TypeConfiguration for access to various type-system registries.
	 */
	TypeConfiguration getTypeConfiguration();
}