org.hibernate.mapping

Interface Value

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

KeyValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

Any, Array, Bag, Collection, Component, DependantValue, IdentifierBag, IdentifierCollection, IndexedCollection, List, ManyToOne, Map, OneToMany, OneToOne, PrimitiveArray, Set, SimpleValue, ToOne

public interface Value
extends Serializable

A value is anything that is persisted by value, instead of by reference. It is essentially a Hibernate Type, together with zero or more columns. Values are wrapped by things with higher level semantics, for example properties, collections, classes.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	accept(ValueVisitor visitor)
void	createForeignKey()
boolean[]	getColumnInsertability()
Iterator<Selectable>	getColumnIterator()
int	getColumnSpan()
boolean[]	getColumnUpdateability()
FetchMode	getFetchMode()
Table	getTable()
Type	getType()
boolean	hasFormula()
boolean	isAlternateUniqueKey()
boolean	isNullable()
boolean	isSimpleValue()
boolean	isValid(Mapping mapping)
void	setTypeUsingReflection(String className, String propertyName)

Method Detail

getColumnSpan

int getColumnSpan()

getColumnIterator

Iterator<Selectable> getColumnIterator()

getType

Type getType()
             throws MappingException

Throws:

MappingException

getFetchMode

FetchMode getFetchMode()

getTable

Table getTable()

hasFormula

boolean hasFormula()

isAlternateUniqueKey

boolean isAlternateUniqueKey()

isNullable

boolean isNullable()

getColumnUpdateability

boolean[] getColumnUpdateability()

getColumnInsertability

boolean[] getColumnInsertability()

createForeignKey

void createForeignKey()
                      throws MappingException

Throws:

MappingException

isSimpleValue

boolean isSimpleValue()

isValid

boolean isValid(Mapping mapping)
                throws MappingException

Throws:

MappingException

setTypeUsingReflection

void setTypeUsingReflection(String className,
                          String propertyName)
                            throws MappingException

Throws:

MappingException

accept

Object accept(ValueVisitor visitor)