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package org.jooq;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;


A marker interface for all query parts that have a DataType. 
 While there is no requirement for implementations to also implement Named, a lot of implementations do. 
Author:
Lukas Eder/**
 * A marker interface for all query parts that have a {@link DataType}.
 * <p>
 * While there is no requirement for implementations to also implement
 * {@link Named}, a lot of implementations do.
 *
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface Typed<T> extends QueryPart {

    
The object's underlying Converter. 

By default, all typed objects reference an identity-converter
Converter<T, T>. If an implementation is generated, custom data types may be obtained by a custom Converter placed on the generated object. /**
     * The object's underlying {@link Converter}.
     * <p>
     * By default, all typed objects reference an identity-converter
     * <code>Converter&lt;T, T&gt;</code>. If an implementation is generated,
     * custom data types may be obtained by a custom {@link Converter} placed on
     * the generated object.
     */
    @NotNull
    Converter<?, T> getConverter();

    
The object's underlying Binding. /**
     * The object's underlying {@link Binding}.
     */
    @NotNull
    Binding<?, T> getBinding();

    
The Java type of the object.
/**
     * The Java type of the object.
     */
    @NotNull
    Class<T> getType();

    
The type of this object (might not be dialect-specific).
/**
     * The type of this object (might not be dialect-specific).
     */
    @NotNull
    DataType<T> getDataType();

    
The dialect-specific type of this object.
/**
     * The dialect-specific type of this object.
     */
    @NotNull
    DataType<T> getDataType(Configuration configuration);

}