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package org.jooq;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

An Identity is an object representing an IDENTITY
column as understood by the SQL:2003 standard. In most RDBMS, this is
actually called an IDENTITY column. Some RDMBS such as MySQL
call it AUTO_INCREMENT columns.

Instances of this type cannot be created directly. They are available from
generated code.
Author:
Lukas Eder
Type parameters:
<R> – The IDENTITY's owner table record
<T> – The IDENTITY's field type/**
 * An <code>Identity</code> is an object representing an <code>IDENTITY</code>
 * column as understood by the SQL:2003 standard. In most RDBMS, this is
 * actually called an <code>IDENTITY</code> column. Some RDMBS such as MySQL
 * call it <code>AUTO_INCREMENT</code> columns.
 * <p>
 * Instances of this type cannot be created directly. They are available from
 * generated code.
 *
 * @param <R> The <code>IDENTITY</code>'s owner table record
 * @param <T> The <code>IDENTITY</code>'s field type
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface Identity<R extends Record, T> extends Serializable {

    
The IDENTITY's owner table
/**
     * The <code>IDENTITY</code>'s owner table
     */
    @NotNull
    Table<R> getTable();

    
The IDENTITY column.
/**
     * The <code>IDENTITY</code> column.
     */
    @NotNull
    TableField<R, T> getField();
}