org.hibernate.intercept
Interface FieldInterceptor

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractFieldInterceptor

public interface FieldInterceptor

Contract for field interception handlers.

Author:
Steve Ebersole

Method Summary
 void clearDirty()
          Clear the internal dirty flag.
 void dirty()
          Forcefully mark the entity as being dirty.
 boolean isDirty()
          Is the entity considered dirty?
 boolean isInitialized()
          Is the entity to which we are bound completely initialized?
 boolean isInitialized(String field)
          The the given field initialized for the entity to which we are bound?
 void setSession(SessionImplementor session)
          Use to associate the entity to which we are bound to the given session.
 

Method Detail

setSession

public void setSession(SessionImplementor session)
Use to associate the entity to which we are bound to the given session.

Parameters:
session - The session to which we are now associated.

isInitialized

public boolean isInitialized()
Is the entity to which we are bound completely initialized?

Returns:
True if the entity is initialized; otherwise false.

isInitialized

public boolean isInitialized(String field)
The the given field initialized for the entity to which we are bound?

Parameters:
field - The name of the field to check
Returns:
True if the given field is initialized; otherwise false.

dirty

public void dirty()
Forcefully mark the entity as being dirty.


isDirty

public boolean isDirty()
Is the entity considered dirty?

Returns:
True if the entity is dirty; otherwise false.

clearDirty

public void clearDirty()
Clear the internal dirty flag.