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 * Contributors:
 *     2008-10-29 - James Sutherland - initial implementation
 ******************************************************************************/  
package org.eclipse.persistence.internal.descriptors;

/**
 * Define an interface for utility methods weaved into the persistence classes.
 * This defines any persistence object including aggregates/embeddables.
 * 
 * @author  James Sutherland
 * @since   EclipseLink 1.1
 */
public interface PersistenceObject {
    Object _persistence_shallow_clone();
    Object _persistence_new(PersistenceObject object);
    Object _persistence_get(String attribute);
    void _persistence_set(String attribute, Object value);
}
