javax.persistence.metamodel

Interface PluralAttribute<X,C,E>

Type Parameters:

X - The type the represented collection belongs to

C - The type of the represented collection

E - The element type of the represented collection

All Superinterfaces:

Attribute<X,C>, Bindable<E>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CollectionAttribute<X,E>, ListAttribute<X,E>, MapAttribute<X,K,V>, SetAttribute<X,E>

public interface PluralAttribute<X,C,E>
extends Attribute<X,C>, Bindable<E>

Instances of the type PluralAttribute represent persistent collection-valued attributes.

Since:

Java Persistence 2.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	PluralAttribute.CollectionType

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute

Attribute.PersistentAttributeType

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable

Bindable.BindableType

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PluralAttribute.CollectionType	getCollectionType() Return the collection type.
Type<E>	getElementType() Return the type representing the element type of the collection.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute

getDeclaringType, getJavaMember, getJavaType, getName, getPersistentAttributeType, isAssociation, isCollection

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable

getBindableJavaType, getBindableType

Method Detail

getCollectionType

PluralAttribute.CollectionType getCollectionType()

Return the collection type.

Returns:

collection type

getElementType

Type<E> getElementType()

Return the type representing the element type of the collection.

Returns:

element type