com.blazebit.persistence.spi

Interface ExtendedManagedType<X>

Type Parameters:

X - The Java type represented by this managed type

public interface ExtendedManagedType<X>

This is a wrapper around the JPA ManagedType that allows additionally efficient access to properties of the metamodel.

Since:

1.2.0

Author:

Christian Beikov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ExtendedAttribute<X,?>	getAttribute(String attributeName) Returns the extended attribute of the managed type for the given attribute name.
Map<String,ExtendedAttribute<X,?>>	getAttributes() Returns the extended attributes of the managed type.
javax.persistence.metamodel.SingularAttribute<X,?>	getIdAttribute() Returns the id attribute if it has one, otherwise null.
javax.persistence.metamodel.ManagedType<X>	getType() Returns the underlying managed type.
boolean	hasCascadingDeleteCycle() Returns whether the type has a cascading delete cycle.

Method Detail

getType

javax.persistence.metamodel.ManagedType<X> getType()

Returns the underlying managed type.

Returns:

The managed type

hasCascadingDeleteCycle

boolean hasCascadingDeleteCycle()

Returns whether the type has a cascading delete cycle.

Returns:

True if it has a cascading delete cycle, false otherwise

getIdAttribute

javax.persistence.metamodel.SingularAttribute<X,?> getIdAttribute()

Returns the id attribute if it has one, otherwise null.

Returns:

The id attribute or null

getAttributes

Map<String,ExtendedAttribute<X,?>> getAttributes()

Returns the extended attributes of the managed type.

Returns:

The extended attributes

getAttribute

ExtendedAttribute<X,?> getAttribute(String attributeName)

Returns the extended attribute of the managed type for the given attribute name.

Parameters:

attributeName - The attribute name

Returns:

The extended attributes

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Is thrown when the attribute doesn't exist