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25 
26 package com.mysql.clusterj.query;
27 
28 /** QueryDefinition allows users to define queries.
29  *
30  */
31 public interface QueryDefinition<E> {
32 
33     /** Specify the predicate to satisfy the query.
34      *
35      * @param predicate the Predicate
36      * @return this query definition
37      */
where(Predicate predicate)38     QueryDefinition<E> where (Predicate predicate);
39 
40     /** Specify a parameter for the query.
41      *
42      * @param parameterName the name of the parameter
43      * @return the PredicateOperand representing the parameter
44      */
param(String parameterName)45     PredicateOperand param(String parameterName);
46 
47     /** Convenience method to negate a predicate.
48      * @param predicate the predicate to negate
49      * @return the inverted predicate
50      */
not(Predicate predicate)51     public Predicate not(Predicate predicate);
52 
53 }
54