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package org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.dialect;

import org.springframework.data.jdbc.core.convert.JdbcArrayColumns;
import org.springframework.data.relational.core.dialect.Dialect;

/**
 * {@link org.springframework.data.relational.core.dialect.ArrayColumns} that offer JDBC specific functionality.
 *
 * @author Jens Schauder
 * @since 2.3
 */
public interface JdbcDialect extends Dialect {

	/**
	 * Returns the JDBC specific array support object that describes how array-typed columns are supported by this
	 * dialect.
	 *
	 * @return the JDBC specific array support object that describes how array-typed columns are supported by this
	 *         dialect.
	 */
	@Override
	JdbcArrayColumns getArraySupport();
}
