org.hibernate.metamodel.domain
Interface Type

All Known Subinterfaces:

AttributeContainer, Hierarchical

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAttributeContainer, BasicType, Component, Entity, NonEntity, Superclass

public interface Type

Basic information about a Java type, in regards to its role in particular set of mappings.

Method Summary

String	getClassName() Obtain the java class name for this type.
Class<?>	getClassReference() Obtain the java Class reference for this type
ValueHolder<Class<?>>	getClassReferenceUnresolved()
String	getName() Obtain the name of the type.
boolean	isAssociation()
boolean	isComponent()

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Obtain the name of the type.

Returns:

The name

getClassName

String getClassName()

Obtain the java class name for this type.

Returns:

The class name

getClassReference

Class<?> getClassReference()

Obtain the java Class reference for this type

Returns:

The Class reference

Throws:

ClassLoadingException - Indicates the class reference could not be determined. Generally this is the case in reverse-engineering scenarios where the specified domain model classes do not yet exist.

getClassReferenceUnresolved

ValueHolder<Class<?>> getClassReferenceUnresolved()

isAssociation

boolean isAssociation()

isComponent

boolean isComponent()