com.blazebit.persistence.view.change

Interface ChangeModel<E>

Type Parameters:

E - The element type represented by the change model

All Known Subinterfaces:

MapChangeModel<K,V>, PluralChangeModel<C,V>, SingularChangeModel<E>

public interface ChangeModel<E>

An interface for accessing the change model of an object.

Since:

1.2.0

Author:

Christian Beikov

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	ChangeModel.ChangeKind The kind of a change model.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	getCurrentState() Returns the current state of the change model.
E	getInitialState() Returns the initial state of the change model.
ChangeModel.ChangeKind	getKind() Returns the kind of the change done to the attribute.
boolean	isDirty() Returns whether the object is dirty/was modified.

Method Detail

getInitialState

E getInitialState()

Returns the initial state of the change model.

Returns:

The initial state

getCurrentState

E getCurrentState()

Returns the current state of the change model.

Returns:

The current state

getKind

ChangeModel.ChangeKind getKind()

Returns the kind of the change done to the attribute.

Returns:

The change kind

isDirty

boolean isDirty()

Returns whether the object is dirty/was modified.

Returns:

True if dirty, false otherwise