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 package org.kuali.rice.core.api.criteria;

 import java.util.Set;

 /**

  * Represents an predicate which contains multiple {@link CriteriaValue}.

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface MultiValuedPredicate extends PropertyPathPredicate {

         /**

          * Gets an immutable set of criteria values for this predicate.  All values should

          * be of the same parameterized CriteriaValue type.  The returned set can

          * be empty but should never be null.

          * 

          * @return the set of criteria values for this predicate

          */

         Set<? extends CriteriaValue<?>> getValues();

 }