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005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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016package org.kuali.rice.krad.data.metadata;
017
018import java.io.Serializable;
019
020/**
021* Parent and child attribute relationship.
022*
023* <p>
024* Represents a relationship between a parent and child attribute. Used in the context of a {@link MetadataChild}
025* object.
026* </p>
027*
028* @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
029*/
030public interface DataObjectAttributeRelationship extends Serializable {
031
032    /**
033    * Gets attribute name of parent.
034    *
035    * <p>
036    * The property on the "parent" data object.
037    * </p>
038    *
039    * @return attribute name of parent
040    */
041    String getParentAttributeName();
042
043    /**
044    * Gets matching child property.
045    *
046    * <p>
047    * The matching property on the "child", usually part of the child data object's primary key.
048    * </p>
049    *
050    * @return matching child property
051    */
052    String getChildAttributeName();
053}