org.hibernate.type
Interface CompositeType

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, Type

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbstractComponentType

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnyType, ComponentType, CompositeCustomType, EmbeddedComponentType, ObjectType

public interface CompositeType
extends Type

Contract for value types to hold collections and have cascades, etc. The notion is that of composition. JPA terms this an embeddable.

Method Summary

CascadeStyle	getCascadeStyle(int index) Retrieve the cascade style of the indicated component property.
FetchMode	getFetchMode(int index) Retrieve the fetch mode of the indicated component property.
String[]	getPropertyNames() Get the names of the component properties
boolean[]	getPropertyNullability() Retrieve the indicators regarding which component properties are nullable.
Object	getPropertyValue(Object component, int index, SessionImplementor session) Extract a particular component property value indicated by index.
Object[]	getPropertyValues(Object component, EntityMode entityMode) Extract the values of the component properties from the given component instance without access to the session.
Object[]	getPropertyValues(Object component, SessionImplementor session) Extract the values of the component properties from the given component instance
Type[]	getSubtypes() Get the types of the component properties
boolean	isEmbedded() Is this component embedded? "embedded" indicates that the component is "virtual", that its properties are "flattened" onto its owner
boolean	isMethodOf(Method method) Is the given method a member of this component's class?
void	setPropertyValues(Object component, Object[] values, EntityMode entityMode) Inject property values onto the given component instance An optional operation

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.type.Type

assemble, beforeAssemble, compare, deepCopy, defaultSizes, dictatedSizes, disassemble, fromXMLNode, getColumnSpan, getHashCode, getHashCode, getName, getReturnedClass, getSemiResolvedType, hydrate, isAnyType, isAssociationType, isCollectionType, isComponentType, isDirty, isDirty, isEntityType, isEqual, isEqual, isModified, isMutable, isSame, isXMLElement, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeSet, nullSafeSet, replace, replace, resolve, semiResolve, setToXMLNode, sqlTypes, toColumnNullness, toLoggableString

Method Detail

getSubtypes

Type[] getSubtypes()

Get the types of the component properties

Returns:

The component property types.

getPropertyNames

String[] getPropertyNames()

Get the names of the component properties

Returns:

The component property names

getPropertyNullability

boolean[] getPropertyNullability()

Retrieve the indicators regarding which component properties are nullable.

An optional operation

Returns:

nullability of component properties

getPropertyValues

Object[] getPropertyValues(Object component,
                           SessionImplementor session)
                           throws HibernateException

Extract the values of the component properties from the given component instance

Parameters:

component - The component instance

session - The session from which the request originates

Returns:

The property values

Throws:

HibernateException - Indicates a problem access the property values.

getPropertyValues

Object[] getPropertyValues(Object component,
                           EntityMode entityMode)
                           throws HibernateException

Extract the values of the component properties from the given component instance without access to the session.

An optional operation

Parameters:

component - The component instance

entityMode - The entity mode

Returns:

The property values

Throws:

HibernateException - Indicates a problem access the property values.

getPropertyValue

Object getPropertyValue(Object component,
                        int index,
                        SessionImplementor session)
                        throws HibernateException

Extract a particular component property value indicated by index.

Parameters:

component - The component instance

index - The index of the property whose value is to be extracted

session - The session from which the request originates.

Returns:

The extracted component property value

Throws:

HibernateException - Indicates a problem access the property value.

setPropertyValues

void setPropertyValues(Object component,
                       Object[] values,
                       EntityMode entityMode)
                       throws HibernateException

Inject property values onto the given component instance

An optional operation

Parameters:

component - The component instance

values - The values to inject

entityMode - The entity mode

Throws:

HibernateException - Indicates an issue performing the injection

getCascadeStyle

CascadeStyle getCascadeStyle(int index)

Retrieve the cascade style of the indicated component property.

Parameters:

index - The property index,

Returns:

The cascade style.

getFetchMode

FetchMode getFetchMode(int index)

Retrieve the fetch mode of the indicated component property.

Parameters:

index - The property index,

Returns:

The fetch mode

isMethodOf

boolean isMethodOf(Method method)

Is the given method a member of this component's class?

Parameters:

method - The method to check

Returns:

True if the method is a member; false otherwise.

isEmbedded

boolean isEmbedded()

Is this component embedded? "embedded" indicates that the component is "virtual", that its properties are "flattened" onto its owner

Returns:

True if this component is embedded; false otherwise.