Package org.hibernate.metamodel.internal

Interface PluralAttributeMetadata<O,C,E>

Type Parameters:

O - The owner type

C - The attribute type (the collection type)

E - The collection element type

All Superinterfaces:

AttributeMetadata<O,C>

public interface PluralAttributeMetadata<O,C,E>
extends AttributeMetadata<O,C>

Attribute metadata contract for a plural attribute.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
CollectionClassification	getCollectionClassification()	The classification of the collection, indicating the collection semantics to be used.
ValueContext	getElementValueContext()	Retrieve the value context for the collection's elements.
ValueContext	getMapKeyValueContext()	Retrieve the value context for the collection's keys (if a map, null otherwise).

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.metamodel.internal.AttributeMetadata

getAttributeClassification, getJavaType, getMember, getName, getOwnerType, getPropertyMapping, isPlural

Method Details

getCollectionClassification

CollectionClassification getCollectionClassification()

The classification of the collection, indicating the collection semantics to be used.

getElementValueContext

ValueContext getElementValueContext()

Retrieve the value context for the collection's elements.

Returns:

The value context for the collection's elements.

getMapKeyValueContext

ValueContext getMapKeyValueContext()

Retrieve the value context for the collection's keys (if a map, null otherwise).

Returns:

The value context for the collection's keys (if a map, null otherwise).