package org.apache.ojb.odmg.oql;

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 import org.odmg.OQLQuery;

 import org.odmg.QueryInvalidException;

 /**

  * Offers useful none odmg-standard methods of the odmg {@link org.odmg.OQLQuery} interface.

  * <p>

  * Note: All listed methods are <strong>not</strong> part of the standard ODMG-api -

  * they are special (proprietary) OJB extensions.

  * </p>

  *

  * @version $Id: EnhancedOQLQuery.java,v 1.1 2007-08-24 22:17:36 ewestfal Exp $

  */

 public interface EnhancedOQLQuery extends OQLQuery

 {

         /**

      * An extension of the {@link org.odmg.OQLQuery#create(String)} method, which

      * additionally allow to specify an <em>start-</em> and <em>end-Index</em> for

      * the query.

      *

      * @param queryString An oql query string.

      * @param startAtIndex The start index.

      * @param endAtIndex The end index.

      * @throws QueryInvalidException The type of the parameter does

      * not correspond with the type of the parameter in the query.

      */

     void create(String queryString, int startAtIndex, int endAtIndex) throws QueryInvalidException;

     /**

      * Deprecated method.

      * @deprecated

      */

     int fullSize();

 }