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package org.jooq;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * A field dereferenced from a UDT path.
 * <p>
 * Instances of this type cannot be created directly. They are available from
 * generated code.
 *
 * @param <R> The record type
 * @param <T> The field type
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface UDTPathField<R extends Record, U extends UDTRecord<U>, T> extends UDTField<U, T> {

    /**
     * @return The UDT path this field is contained in.
     */
    @NotNull
    RecordQualifier<R> getQualifier();

    /**
     * @return The UDT path represented by this field.
     */
    @NotNull
    RecordQualifier<U> asQualifier();

}
