javax.persistence.criteria

Interface Join<Z,X>

Type Parameters:

Z - the source type of the join

X - the target type of the join

All Superinterfaces:

Expression<X>, FetchParent<Z,X>, From<Z,X>, Path<X>, Selection<X>, TupleElement<X>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CollectionJoin<Z,E>, CollectionJoinImplementor<Z,X>, JoinImplementor<Z,X>, ListJoin<Z,E>, ListJoinImplementor<Z,X>, MapJoin<Z,K,V>, MapJoinImplementor<Z,K,V>, PluralJoin<Z,C,E>, SetJoin<Z,E>, SetJoinImplementor<Z,X>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractJoinImpl, CollectionAttributeJoin, ListAttributeJoin, MapAttributeJoin, PluralAttributeJoinSupport, SetAttributeJoin, SingularAttributeJoin

public interface Join<Z,X>
extends From<Z,X>

A join to an entity, embeddable, or basic type.

Since:

Java Persistence 2.0

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Attribute<? super Z,?>	getAttribute() Return the metamodel attribute corresponding to the join.
JoinType	getJoinType() Return the join type.
From<?,Z>	getParent() Return the parent of the join.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.From

getCorrelationParent, getJoins, isCorrelated, join, join, join, join, join, join, join, join, join, join, join, join, joinCollection, joinCollection, joinList, joinList, joinMap, joinMap, joinSet, joinSet

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.Path

get, get, get, get, getModel, getParentPath, type

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.Expression

as, in, in, in, in, isNotNull, isNull

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.Selection

alias, getCompoundSelectionItems, isCompoundSelection

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.TupleElement

getAlias, getJavaType

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.FetchParent

fetch, fetch, fetch, fetch, fetch, fetch, getFetches

Method Detail

getAttribute

Attribute<? super Z,?> getAttribute()

Return the metamodel attribute corresponding to the join.

Returns:

metamodel attribute corresponding to the join

getParent

From<?,Z> getParent()

Return the parent of the join.

Returns:

join parent

getJoinType

JoinType getJoinType()

Return the join type.

Returns:

join type