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

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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()