org.hibernate.metadata
Interface CollectionMetadata

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCollectionPersister

public interface CollectionMetadata

Exposes collection metadata to the application

Author:

Gavin King

Method Summary

Type	getElementType() The collection element type
Type	getIndexType() The collection index type (or null if the collection has no index)
Type	getKeyType() The collection key type
String	getRole() The name of this collection role
boolean	hasIndex() Is this collection indexed?
boolean	isArray() Is the collection an array?
boolean	isLazy() Is the collection lazily initialized?
boolean	isPrimitiveArray() Is the collection a primitive array?

Method Detail

getKeyType

public Type getKeyType()

The collection key type

getElementType

public Type getElementType()

The collection element type

getIndexType

public Type getIndexType()

The collection index type (or null if the collection has no index)

hasIndex

public boolean hasIndex()

Is this collection indexed?

getRole

public String getRole()

The name of this collection role

isArray

public boolean isArray()

Is the collection an array?

isPrimitiveArray

public boolean isPrimitiveArray()

Is the collection a primitive array?

isLazy

public boolean isLazy()

Is the collection lazily initialized?