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1 | 40559 | jjdelcerro | /**
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2 | * gvSIG. Desktop Geographic Information System.
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3 | 40435 | jjdelcerro | *
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4 | 40559 | jjdelcerro | * Copyright (C) 2007-2013 gvSIG Association.
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5 | 40435 | jjdelcerro | *
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6 | * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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8 | 40559 | jjdelcerro | * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3
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21 | 40559 | jjdelcerro | * For any additional information, do not hesitate to contact us
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23 | 40435 | jjdelcerro | */
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24 | /*
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25 | * AUTHORS (In addition to CIT):
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26 | * 2008 {DiSiD Technologies} {Create Parameter object to define FeatureCollections queries}
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27 | */
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28 | package org.gvsig.fmap.dal.feature; |
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30 | import org.gvsig.fmap.dal.DataQuery; |
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31 | import org.gvsig.tools.evaluator.Evaluator; |
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32 | import org.gvsig.tools.lang.Cloneable; |
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34 | /**
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35 | * Defines the properties of a collection of Features, as a result of a query
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36 | * through a FeatureStore.
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37 | * <p>
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38 | * A FeatureQuery is always defined by a FeatureType, or by the list of
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39 | * attribute names of the FeatureStore to return.
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40 | * </p>
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41 | * <p>
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42 | * The filter allows to select Features whose properties have values with the
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43 | * characteristics defined by the filter.
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44 | * </p>
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45 | * <p>
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46 | * The order is used to set the order of the result FeatureCollection, based on
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47 | * the values of the properties of the Features.
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48 | * </p>
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49 | * <p>
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50 | * The scale parameter can be used by the FeatureStore as a hint about the
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51 | * quality or resolution of the data needed to view or operate with the data
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52 | * returned. As an example, the FeatureStore may use the scale to return only a
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53 | * representative subset of the data, or maybe to return Features with less
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54 | * detail, like a point or a line instead of a polygon.
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55 | * </p>
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56 | * <p>
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57 | * If an implementation of FeatureStore is able to get other parameters to
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58 | * customize the behavior of the getDataCollection methods, there is an option
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59 | * to set more parameters through the setAttribute method.
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60 | * </p>
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61 | *
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62 | * @author 2009- <a href="cordinyana@gvsig.org">C?sar Ordi?ana</a> - gvSIG team
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63 | */
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64 | public interface FeatureQuery extends DataQuery, Cloneable { |
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65 | |||
66 | /**
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67 | * Returns the names of the attributes to load from each {@link Feature}.
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68 | *
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69 | * @return the attribute names to load
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70 | */
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71 | String[] getAttributeNames(); |
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73 | /**
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74 | * Sets the names of the attributes to load from each {@link Feature}.
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75 | *
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76 | * @param attributeNames
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77 | * the attribute names to load
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78 | */
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79 | void setAttributeNames(String[] attributeNames); |
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80 | |||
81 | /**
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82 | * Adds the name of an attribute that has to be used to load each
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83 | * {@link Feature}.
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84 | *
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85 | * @param attributeName
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86 | * the attribute name to load
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87 | */
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88 | void addAttributeName(String attributeName); |
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90 | /**
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91 | * Sets the {@link FeatureType} of the {@link Feature}s to load. It may be
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92 | * used as an alternative way to set a subset of the list of attribute names
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93 | * to load, by creating a sub-FeatureType.
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94 | *
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95 | * @param featureType
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96 | * the feature type of the data to load
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97 | */
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98 | void setFeatureType(FeatureType featureType);
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100 | /**
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101 | * Returns the {@link FeatureType} id of the {@link Feature}s to load.
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102 | *
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103 | * @return the {@link FeatureType} id of the {@link Feature}s to load
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104 | */
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105 | String getFeatureTypeId();
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107 | /**
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108 | * Sets the {@link FeatureType} id of the {@link Feature}s to load. This way
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109 | * all {@link Feature} attributes will be loaded.
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110 | *
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111 | * @param featureTypeId
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112 | * the {@link FeatureType} id of the {@link Feature}s to load
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113 | */
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114 | void setFeatureTypeId(String featureTypeId); |
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116 | /**
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117 | * Returns the filter to apply to the {@link Feature}s to load.
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118 | *
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119 | * @return the filter
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120 | */
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121 | Evaluator getFilter(); |
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123 | /**
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124 | * Sets the filter to apply to the {@link Feature}s to load.
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125 | *
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126 | * @param filter
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127 | * the filter to apply to the {@link Feature}s to load
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128 | */
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129 | void setFilter(Evaluator filter);
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131 | /**
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132 | * Adds a filter to apply to the {@link Feature}s to load. A query
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133 | * can have more that one filter and all of them are applied when
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134 | * the query is applied.
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135 | *
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136 | * @param filter
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137 | * a filter to apply to the {@link Feature}s to load
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138 | */
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139 | void addFilter(Evaluator filter);
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141 | /**
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142 | * Returns if a filter has been defined for the query.
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143 | *
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144 | * @return if a filter has been defined for the query
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145 | */
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146 | boolean hasFilter();
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148 | /**
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149 | * Returns the order of the {@link Feature}s to load.
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150 | *
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151 | * @return the order of the {@link Feature}s to load
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152 | */
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153 | FeatureQueryOrder getOrder(); |
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155 | /**
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156 | * Sets the order of the {@link Feature}s to load.
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157 | *
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158 | * @param order
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159 | * the order of the {@link Feature}s to load
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160 | */
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161 | void setOrder(FeatureQueryOrder order);
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162 | |||
163 | /**
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164 | * Returns if an order has been set for the elements returned by the query.
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165 | *
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166 | * @return if an order has been set for the elements returned by the query
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167 | */
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168 | boolean hasOrder();
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170 | /**
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171 | * @deprecated to be removed in gvSIG 2.0
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172 | * @see #clone()
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173 | */
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174 | FeatureQuery getCopy(); |
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176 | /**
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177 | * Returns the maximum number of elements to return with this query.
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178 | * <p>
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179 | * <strong>NOTE:</strong> this value may be ignored by the underlying data
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180 | * source, or only used as a hint, so don't rely on it being used, as you
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181 | * may actually get more values than the limit.
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182 | * </p>
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183 | *
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184 | * @return the maximum number of elements to return with this query
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185 | */
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186 | long getLimit();
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187 | |||
188 | /**
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189 | * Sets the maximum number of elements to return with this query.
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190 | * <p>
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191 | * <strong>NOTE:</strong> this value may be ignored by the underlying data
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192 | * source, or only used as a hint, so don't rely on it being used, as you
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193 | * may actually get more values than the limit.
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194 | * </p>
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195 | *
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196 | * @param limit
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197 | * the maximum number of elements to return with this query
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198 | */
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199 | void setLimit(long limit); |
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201 | /**
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202 | * Returns the load page size, as the number of elements to be retrieved in
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203 | * block by the data source. This value is only used as a hint to the
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204 | * underlying data source, as a way to tell how many Features may be read in
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205 | * a block.
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206 | *
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207 | * @return the load page size
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208 | */
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209 | long getPageSize();
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210 | |||
211 | /**
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212 | * Sets the load page size, as the number of elements to be retrieved in
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213 | * block by the data source. This value is only used as a hint to the
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214 | * underlying data source, as a way to tell how many Features may be read in
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215 | * a block.
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216 | *
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217 | * @param pageSize
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218 | * the load page size
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219 | */
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220 | void setPageSize(long pageSize); |
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221 | } |