AttributeBinding (Hibernate JavaDocs)

All Known Subinterfaces:

AssociationAttributeBinding, KeyValueBinding, PluralAttributeBinding, SingularAssociationAttributeBinding, SingularAttributeBinding

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAttributeBinding, AbstractPluralAttributeBinding, AbstractSingularAttributeBinding, BagBinding, BasicAttributeBinding, ComponentAttributeBinding, ManyToOneAttributeBinding, SetBinding
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public interface AttributeBinding
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The basic contract for binding a attribute from the domain model to the relational model.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addEntityReferencingAttributeBinding(SingularAssociationAttributeBinding attributeBinding)`
`Attribute`	`getAttribute()` Obtain the attribute bound.
`AttributeBindingContainer`	`getContainer()` Obtain the entity binding to which this attribute binding exists.
`Set<SingularAssociationAttributeBinding>`	`getEntityReferencingAttributeBindings()`
`HibernateTypeDescriptor`	`getHibernateTypeDescriptor()` Obtain the descriptor for the Hibernate `Type` for this binding.
`MetaAttributeContext`	`getMetaAttributeContext()` Obtain the meta attributes associated with this binding
`String`	`getPropertyAccessorName()`
`boolean`	`isAlternateUniqueKey()`
`boolean`	`isAssociation()`
`boolean`	`isBasicPropertyAccessor()`
`boolean`	`isIncludedInOptimisticLocking()`
`boolean`	`isLazy()`
`void`	`setIncludedInOptimisticLocking(boolean includedInOptimisticLocking)`
`void`	`setPropertyAccessorName(String propertyAccessorName)`
`void`	`validate()`

- Method Detail
  - getContainer
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AttributeBindingContainer getContainer()
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    Obtain the entity binding to which this attribute binding exists.
    
    Returns:
    The entity binding.
  - getAttribute
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Attribute getAttribute()
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    Obtain the attribute bound.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute.
  - getHibernateTypeDescriptor
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HibernateTypeDescriptor getHibernateTypeDescriptor()
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    Obtain the descriptor for the Hibernate Type for this binding.
    For information about the Java type, query the Attribute obtained from getAttribute() instead.
    
    Returns:
    The type descriptor
  - isAssociation
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boolean isAssociation()
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  - isBasicPropertyAccessor
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boolean isBasicPropertyAccessor()
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  - getPropertyAccessorName
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String getPropertyAccessorName()
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  - setPropertyAccessorName
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void setPropertyAccessorName(String propertyAccessorName)
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  - isIncludedInOptimisticLocking
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boolean isIncludedInOptimisticLocking()
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  - setIncludedInOptimisticLocking
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void setIncludedInOptimisticLocking(boolean includedInOptimisticLocking)
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  - getMetaAttributeContext
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MetaAttributeContext getMetaAttributeContext()
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    Obtain the meta attributes associated with this binding
    
    Returns:
    The meta attributes
  - isAlternateUniqueKey
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boolean isAlternateUniqueKey()
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  - isLazy
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boolean isLazy()
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  - addEntityReferencingAttributeBinding
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void addEntityReferencingAttributeBinding(SingularAssociationAttributeBinding attributeBinding)
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  - getEntityReferencingAttributeBindings
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Set<SingularAssociationAttributeBinding> getEntityReferencingAttributeBindings()
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  - validate
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void validate()
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Interface AttributeBinding

Method Summary

Method Detail

getContainer

getAttribute

getHibernateTypeDescriptor

isAssociation

isBasicPropertyAccessor

getPropertyAccessorName

setPropertyAccessorName

isIncludedInOptimisticLocking

setIncludedInOptimisticLocking

getMetaAttributeContext

isAlternateUniqueKey

isLazy

addEntityReferencingAttributeBinding

getEntityReferencingAttributeBindings

validate