Index: src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/api/JackrabbitQuery.java
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+package org.apache.jackrabbit.api;
+
+import javax.jcr.query.Query;
+
+/**
+ * This interface adds some methods that are to be expected in JCR 2.0 aka
+ * JSR-283 (https://jsr-283.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=214). It will
+ * be obsolete when Jackrabbit implements JCR 2.0.
+ */
+public interface JackrabbitQuery extends Query {
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the maximum size of the result set.
+     * 
+     * @param limit new maximum size of the result set
+     */
+    void setLimit(long limit);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the start offset of the result set.
+     * 
+     * @param offset new start offset of the result set
+     */
+    void setOffset(long offset);
+
+}