org.hibernate.loader
Interface CollectionAliases

All Known Implementing Classes:
ColumnCollectionAliases, GeneratedCollectionAliases

public interface CollectionAliases

Type definition of CollectionAliases.

Author:
Steve Ebersole

Method Summary
 String getSuffix()
          Returns the suffix used to unique the column aliases for this particular alias set.
 String[] getSuffixedElementAliases()
          Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for the columns making up the collection's elements.
 String getSuffixedIdentifierAlias()
          Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for the column defining the collection's identifier (if any).
 String[] getSuffixedIndexAliases()
          Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for the collumns making up the collection's index (map or list).
 String[] getSuffixedKeyAliases()
          Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for columns making up the key for this collection (i.e., its FK to its owner).
 

Method Detail

getSuffixedKeyAliases

public String[] getSuffixedKeyAliases()
Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for columns making up the key for this collection (i.e., its FK to its owner).

Returns:
The key result-set column aliases.

getSuffixedIndexAliases

public String[] getSuffixedIndexAliases()
Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for the collumns making up the collection's index (map or list).

Returns:
The index result-set column aliases.

getSuffixedElementAliases

public String[] getSuffixedElementAliases()
Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for the columns making up the collection's elements.

Returns:
The element result-set column aliases.

getSuffixedIdentifierAlias

public String getSuffixedIdentifierAlias()
Returns the suffixed result-set column-aliases for the column defining the collection's identifier (if any).

Returns:
The identifier result-set column aliases.

getSuffix

public String getSuffix()
Returns the suffix used to unique the column aliases for this particular alias set.

Returns:
The uniqued column alias suffix.