org.hibernate.type

Interface Type

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

AssociationType, BasicType, CompositeType, DiscriminatorType<T>, IdentifierType<T>, SingleColumnType<T>, VersionType<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType, AbstractStandardBasicType, AbstractType, AdaptedImmutableType, AnyType, ArrayType, AttributeConverterTypeAdapter, BagType, BigDecimalType, BigIntegerType, BinaryType, BlobType, BooleanType, ByteType, CalendarDateType, CalendarTimeType, CalendarType, CharacterArrayClobType, CharacterArrayNClobType, CharacterArrayType, CharacterNCharType, CharacterType, CharArrayType, ClassType, ClobType, CollectionType, ComponentType, CompositeCustomType, CurrencyType, CustomCollectionType, CustomType, DateType, DbTimestampType, DiscriminatorType, DoubleType, DurationType, EmbeddedComponentType, EntityType, FloatType, GeolatteGeometryType, IdentifierBagType, ImageType, InstantType, IntegerType, JTSGeometryType, ListType, LocalDateTimeType, LocalDateType, LocaleType, LocalTimeType, LongType, ManyToOneType, MapType, MaterializedBlobType, MaterializedClobType, MaterializedNClobType, MetaType, NClobType, NTextType, NumericBooleanType, ObjectType, OffsetDateTimeType, OffsetTimeType, OneToOneType, OrderedMapType, OrderedSetType, PostgresUUIDType, PrimitiveCharacterArrayClobType, PrimitiveCharacterArrayNClobType, RowVersionType, SerializableToBlobType, SerializableType, SetType, ShortType, SortedMapType, SortedSetType, SpecialOneToOneType, StringNVarcharType, StringType, TextType, TimestampType, TimeType, TimeZoneType, TrueFalseType, UrlType, UUIDBinaryType, UUIDCharType, WrappedMaterializedBlobType, WrapperBinaryType, YesNoType, ZonedDateTimeType

public interface Type
extends java.io.Serializable

Defines a mapping between a Java type and one or more JDBC types, as well as describing the in-memory semantics of the given java type (how do we check it for 'dirtiness', how do we copy values, etc).

Application developers needing custom types can implement this interface (either directly or via subclassing an existing impl) or by the (slightly more stable, though more limited) UserType interface.

Implementations of this interface must certainly be thread-safe. It is recommended that they be immutable as well, though that is difficult to achieve completely given the no-arg constructor requirement for custom types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	assemble(java.io.Serializable cached, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner) Reconstruct the object from its disassembled state.
void	beforeAssemble(java.io.Serializable cached, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Called before assembling a query result set from the query cache, to allow batch fetching of entities missing from the second-level cache.
int	compare(java.lang.Object x, java.lang.Object y) Perform a Comparator style comparison between values
java.lang.Object	deepCopy(java.lang.Object value, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) Return a deep copy of the persistent state, stopping at entities and at collections.
Size[]	defaultSizes(Mapping mapping) Defines the column sizes to use according to this type if the user did not explicitly say (and if no dictatedSizes(org.hibernate.engine.spi.Mapping) were given).
Size[]	dictatedSizes(Mapping mapping) Return the column sizes dictated by this type.
java.io.Serializable	disassemble(java.lang.Object value, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner) Return a disassembled representation of the object.
int	getColumnSpan(Mapping mapping) How many columns are used to persist this type.
int	getHashCode(java.lang.Object x) Get a hash code, consistent with persistence "equality".
int	getHashCode(java.lang.Object x, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) Get a hash code, consistent with persistence "equality".
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the abbreviated name of the type.
java.lang.Class	getReturnedClass() The class returned by nullSafeGet(java.sql.ResultSet, java.lang.String[], org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor, java.lang.Object) methods.
Type	getSemiResolvedType(SessionFactoryImplementor factory) As part of 2-phase loading, when we perform resolving what is the resolved type for this type? Generally speaking the type and its semi-resolved type will be the same.
java.lang.Object	hydrate(java.sql.ResultSet rs, java.lang.String[] names, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner) Extract a value from the JDBC result set.
boolean	isAnyType() Return true if the implementation is castable to AnyType.
boolean	isAssociationType() Return true if the implementation is castable to AssociationType.
boolean	isCollectionType() Return true if the implementation is castable to CollectionType.
boolean	isComponentType() Return true if the implementation is castable to CompositeType.
boolean	isDirty(java.lang.Object oldState, java.lang.Object currentState, boolean[] checkable, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Should the parent be considered dirty, given both the old and current value?
boolean	isDirty(java.lang.Object old, java.lang.Object current, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Should the parent be considered dirty, given both the old and current value?
boolean	isEntityType() Return true if the implementation is castable to EntityType.
boolean	isEqual(java.lang.Object x, java.lang.Object y) Compare two instances of the class mapped by this type for persistence "equality" (equality of persistent state).
boolean	isEqual(java.lang.Object x, java.lang.Object y, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) Compare two instances of the class mapped by this type for persistence "equality" (equality of persistent state).
boolean	isModified(java.lang.Object dbState, java.lang.Object currentState, boolean[] checkable, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Has the value been modified compared to the current database state? The difference between this and the isDirty(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object, org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor) methods is that here we need to account for "partially" built values.
boolean	isMutable() Are objects of this type mutable.
boolean	isSame(java.lang.Object x, java.lang.Object y) Compare two instances of the class mapped by this type for persistence "equality" (equality of persistent state) taking a shortcut for entity references.
java.lang.Object	nullSafeGet(java.sql.ResultSet rs, java.lang.String[] names, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner) Extract a value of the mapped class from the JDBC result set.
java.lang.Object	nullSafeGet(java.sql.ResultSet rs, java.lang.String name, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner) Extract a value of the mapped class from the JDBC result set.
void	nullSafeSet(java.sql.PreparedStatement st, java.lang.Object value, int index, boolean[] settable, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Bind a value represented by an instance of the mapped class to the JDBC prepared statement, ignoring some columns as dictated by the 'settable' parameter.
void	nullSafeSet(java.sql.PreparedStatement st, java.lang.Object value, int index, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Bind a value represented by an instance of the mapped class to the JDBC prepared statement.
java.lang.Object	replace(java.lang.Object original, java.lang.Object target, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner, java.util.Map copyCache) During merge, replace the existing (target) value in the entity we are merging to with a new (original) value from the detached entity we are merging.
java.lang.Object	replace(java.lang.Object original, java.lang.Object target, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner, java.util.Map copyCache, ForeignKeyDirection foreignKeyDirection) During merge, replace the existing (target) value in the entity we are merging to with a new (original) value from the detached entity we are merging.
java.lang.Object	resolve(java.lang.Object value, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner)
default java.lang.Object	resolve(java.lang.Object value, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner, java.lang.Boolean overridingEager) The second phase of 2-phase loading.
java.lang.Object	semiResolve(java.lang.Object value, SharedSessionContractImplementor session, java.lang.Object owner) Given a hydrated, but unresolved value, return a value that may be used to reconstruct property-ref associations.
int[]	sqlTypes(Mapping mapping) Return the JDBC types codes (per Types) for the columns mapped by this type.
boolean[]	toColumnNullness(java.lang.Object value, Mapping mapping) Given an instance of the type, return an array of boolean, indicating which mapped columns would be null.
java.lang.String	toLoggableString(java.lang.Object value, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) Generate a representation of the value for logging purposes.

Method Detail

isAssociationType

boolean isAssociationType()

Return true if the implementation is castable to AssociationType. This does not necessarily imply that the type actually represents an association. Essentially a polymorphic version of (type instanceof AssociationType.class)

Returns:

True if this type is also an AssociationType implementor; false otherwise.

isCollectionType

boolean isCollectionType()

Return true if the implementation is castable to CollectionType. Essentially a polymorphic version of (type instanceof CollectionType.class)

A CollectionType is additionally an AssociationType; so if this method returns true, isAssociationType() should also return true.

Returns:

True if this type is also a CollectionType implementor; false otherwise.

isEntityType

boolean isEntityType()

Return true if the implementation is castable to EntityType. Essentially a polymorphic version of (type instanceof EntityType.class).

An EntityType is additionally an AssociationType; so if this method returns true, isAssociationType() should also return true.

Returns:

True if this type is also an EntityType implementor; false otherwise.

isAnyType

boolean isAnyType()

Return true if the implementation is castable to AnyType. Essentially a polymorphic version of (type instanceof AnyType.class).

An AnyType is additionally an AssociationType; so if this method returns true, isAssociationType() should also return true.

Returns:

True if this type is also an AnyType implementor; false otherwise.

isComponentType

boolean isComponentType()

Return true if the implementation is castable to CompositeType. Essentially a polymorphic version of (type instanceof CompositeType.class). A component type may own collections or associations and hence must provide certain extra functionality.

Returns:

True if this type is also a CompositeType implementor; false otherwise.

getColumnSpan

int getColumnSpan(Mapping mapping)
           throws MappingException

How many columns are used to persist this type. Always the same as sqlTypes(mapping).length

Parameters:

mapping - The mapping object :/

Returns:

The number of columns

Throws:

MappingException - Generally indicates an issue accessing the passed mapping object.

sqlTypes

int[] sqlTypes(Mapping mapping)
        throws MappingException

Return the JDBC types codes (per Types) for the columns mapped by this type.

NOTE: The number of elements in this array matches the return from getColumnSpan(org.hibernate.engine.spi.Mapping).

Parameters:

mapping - The mapping object :/

Returns:

The JDBC type codes.

Throws:

MappingException - Generally indicates an issue accessing the passed mapping object.

dictatedSizes

Size[] dictatedSizes(Mapping mapping)
              throws MappingException

Return the column sizes dictated by this type. For example, the mapping for a char/Character would have a dictated length limit of 1; for a string-based UUID would have a size limit of 36; etc.

NOTE: The number of elements in this array matches the return from getColumnSpan(org.hibernate.engine.spi.Mapping).

Parameters:

mapping - The mapping object :/

Returns:

The dictated sizes.

Throws:

MappingException - Generally indicates an issue accessing the passed mapping object.

defaultSizes

Size[] defaultSizes(Mapping mapping)
             throws MappingException

Defines the column sizes to use according to this type if the user did not explicitly say (and if no dictatedSizes(org.hibernate.engine.spi.Mapping) were given).

NOTE: The number of elements in this array matches the return from getColumnSpan(org.hibernate.engine.spi.Mapping).

Parameters:

mapping - The mapping object :/

Returns:

The default sizes.

Throws:

MappingException - Generally indicates an issue accessing the passed mapping object.

getReturnedClass

java.lang.Class getReturnedClass()

The class returned by nullSafeGet(java.sql.ResultSet, java.lang.String[], org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor, java.lang.Object) methods. This is used to establish the class of an array of this type.

Returns:

The java type class handled by this type.

isSame

boolean isSame(java.lang.Object x,
               java.lang.Object y)
        throws HibernateException

Compare two instances of the class mapped by this type for persistence "equality" (equality of persistent state) taking a shortcut for entity references.

For most types this should equate to an equals check on the values. For associations the implication is a bit different. For most types it is conceivable to simply delegate to isEqual(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)

Parameters:

x - The first value

y - The second value

Returns:

True if there are considered the same (see discussion above).

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred performing the comparison

isEqual

boolean isEqual(java.lang.Object x,
                java.lang.Object y)
         throws HibernateException

Compare two instances of the class mapped by this type for persistence "equality" (equality of persistent state).

This should always equate to some form of comparison of the value's internal state. As an example, for something like a date the comparison should be based on its internal "time" state based on the specific portion it is meant to represent (timestamp, date, time).

Parameters:

x - The first value

y - The second value

Returns:

True if there are considered equal (see discussion above).

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred performing the comparison

isEqual

boolean isEqual(java.lang.Object x,
                java.lang.Object y,
                SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
         throws HibernateException

Compare two instances of the class mapped by this type for persistence "equality" (equality of persistent state).

This should always equate to some form of comparison of the value's internal state. As an example, for something like a date the comparison should be based on its internal "time" state based on the specific portion it is meant to represent (timestamp, date, time).

Parameters:

x - The first value

y - The second value

factory - The session factory

Returns:

True if there are considered equal (see discussion above).

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred performing the comparison

getHashCode

int getHashCode(java.lang.Object x)
         throws HibernateException

Get a hash code, consistent with persistence "equality". Again for most types the normal usage is to delegate to the value's hashCode.

Parameters:

x - The value for which to retrieve a hash code

Returns:

The hash code

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred calculating the hash code

getHashCode

int getHashCode(java.lang.Object x,
                SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
         throws HibernateException

Get a hash code, consistent with persistence "equality". Again for most types the normal usage is to delegate to the value's hashCode.

Parameters:

x - The value for which to retrieve a hash code

factory - The session factory

Returns:

The hash code

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred calculating the hash code

compare

int compare(java.lang.Object x,
            java.lang.Object y)

Perform a Comparator style comparison between values

Parameters:

x - The first value

y - The second value

Returns:

The comparison result. See Comparator.compare(T, T) for a discussion.

isDirty

boolean isDirty(java.lang.Object old,
                java.lang.Object current,
                SharedSessionContractImplementor session)
         throws HibernateException

Should the parent be considered dirty, given both the old and current value?

Parameters:

old - the old value

current - the current value

session - The session from which the request originated.

Returns:

true if the field is dirty

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred performing the checking

isDirty

boolean isDirty(java.lang.Object oldState,
                java.lang.Object currentState,
                boolean[] checkable,
                SharedSessionContractImplementor session)
         throws HibernateException

Should the parent be considered dirty, given both the old and current value?

Parameters:

oldState - the old value

currentState - the current value

checkable - An array of booleans indicating which columns making up the value are actually checkable

session - The session from which the request originated.

Returns:

true if the field is dirty

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred performing the checking

isModified

boolean isModified(java.lang.Object dbState,
                   java.lang.Object currentState,
                   boolean[] checkable,
                   SharedSessionContractImplementor session)
            throws HibernateException

Has the value been modified compared to the current database state? The difference between this and the isDirty(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object, org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor) methods is that here we need to account for "partially" built values. This is really only an issue with association types. For most type implementations it is enough to simply delegate to isDirty(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object, org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor) here/

Parameters:

dbState - the database state, in a "hydrated" form, with identifiers unresolved

currentState - the current state of the object

checkable - which columns are actually updatable

session - The session from which the request originated.

Returns:

true if the field has been modified

Throws:

HibernateException - A problem occurred performing the checking

nullSafeGet

java.lang.Object nullSafeGet(java.sql.ResultSet rs,
                             java.lang.String[] names,
                             SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                             java.lang.Object owner)
                      throws HibernateException,
                             java.sql.SQLException

Extract a value of the mapped class from the JDBC result set. Implementors should handle possibility of null values.

Parameters:

rs - The result set from which to extract value.

names - the column names making up this type value (use to read from result set)

session - The originating session

owner - the parent entity

Returns:

The extracted value

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

java.sql.SQLException - An error from the JDBC driver

See Also:

alternative, 2-phase property initialization

nullSafeGet

java.lang.Object nullSafeGet(java.sql.ResultSet rs,
                             java.lang.String name,
                             SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                             java.lang.Object owner)
                      throws HibernateException,
                             java.sql.SQLException

Extract a value of the mapped class from the JDBC result set. Implementors should handle possibility of null values. This form might be called if the type is known to be a single-column type.

Parameters:

rs - The result set from which to extract value.

name - the column name making up this type value (use to read from result set)

session - The originating session

owner - the parent entity

Returns:

The extracted value

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

java.sql.SQLException - An error from the JDBC driver

nullSafeSet

void nullSafeSet(java.sql.PreparedStatement st,
                 java.lang.Object value,
                 int index,
                 boolean[] settable,
                 SharedSessionContractImplementor session)
          throws HibernateException,
                 java.sql.SQLException

Bind a value represented by an instance of the mapped class to the JDBC prepared statement, ignoring some columns as dictated by the 'settable' parameter. Implementors should handle the possibility of null values. A multi-column type should bind parameters starting from index.

Parameters:

st - The JDBC prepared statement to which to bind

value - the object to write

index - starting parameter bind index

settable - an array indicating which columns to bind/ignore

session - The originating session

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

java.sql.SQLException - An error from the JDBC driver

nullSafeSet

void nullSafeSet(java.sql.PreparedStatement st,
                 java.lang.Object value,
                 int index,
                 SharedSessionContractImplementor session)
          throws HibernateException,
                 java.sql.SQLException

Bind a value represented by an instance of the mapped class to the JDBC prepared statement. Implementors should handle possibility of null values. A multi-column type should bind parameters starting from index.

Parameters:

st - The JDBC prepared statement to which to bind

value - the object to write

index - starting parameter bind index

session - The originating session

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

java.sql.SQLException - An error from the JDBC driver

toLoggableString

java.lang.String toLoggableString(java.lang.Object value,
                                  SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
                           throws HibernateException

Generate a representation of the value for logging purposes.

Parameters:

value - The value to be logged

factory - The session factory

Returns:

The loggable representation

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the abbreviated name of the type.

Returns:

String the Hibernate type name

deepCopy

java.lang.Object deepCopy(java.lang.Object value,
                          SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
                   throws HibernateException

Return a deep copy of the persistent state, stopping at entities and at collections.

Parameters:

value - The value to be copied

factory - The session factory

Returns:

The deep copy

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

isMutable

boolean isMutable()

Are objects of this type mutable. (With respect to the referencing object ... entities and collections are considered immutable because they manage their own internal state.)

Returns:

boolean

disassemble

java.io.Serializable disassemble(java.lang.Object value,
                                 SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                                 java.lang.Object owner)
                          throws HibernateException

Return a disassembled representation of the object. This is the value Hibernate will use in second level caching, so care should be taken to break values down to their simplest forms; for entities especially, this means breaking them down into their constituent parts.

Parameters:

value - the value to cache

session - the originating session

owner - optional parent entity object (needed for collections)

Returns:

the disassembled, deep cloned state

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

assemble

java.lang.Object assemble(java.io.Serializable cached,
                          SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                          java.lang.Object owner)
                   throws HibernateException

Reconstruct the object from its disassembled state. This method is the reciprocal of disassemble(java.lang.Object, org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor, java.lang.Object)

Parameters:

cached - the disassembled state from the cache

session - the originating session

owner - the parent entity object

Returns:

the (re)assembled object

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

beforeAssemble

void beforeAssemble(java.io.Serializable cached,
                    SharedSessionContractImplementor session)

Called before assembling a query result set from the query cache, to allow batch fetching of entities missing from the second-level cache.

Parameters:

cached - The key

session - The originating session

hydrate

java.lang.Object hydrate(java.sql.ResultSet rs,
                         java.lang.String[] names,
                         SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                         java.lang.Object owner)
                  throws HibernateException,
                         java.sql.SQLException

Extract a value from the JDBC result set. This is useful for 2-phase property initialization - the second phase is a call to resolve(java.lang.Object, org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor, java.lang.Object) This hydrated value will be either:

• in the case of an entity or collection type, the key
• otherwise, the value itself

Parameters:

rs - The JDBC result set

names - the column names making up this type value (use to read from result set)

session - The originating session

owner - the parent entity

Returns:

An entity or collection key, or an actual value.

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

java.sql.SQLException - An error from the JDBC driver

See Also:

resolve(java.lang.Object, org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor, java.lang.Object)

resolve

java.lang.Object resolve(java.lang.Object value,
                         SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                         java.lang.Object owner)
                  throws HibernateException

Throws:

HibernateException

See Also:

resolve(Object, SharedSessionContractImplementor, Object, Boolean)

resolve

default java.lang.Object resolve(java.lang.Object value,
                                 SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                                 java.lang.Object owner,
                                 java.lang.Boolean overridingEager)
                          throws HibernateException

The second phase of 2-phase loading. Only really pertinent for entities and collections. Here we resolve the identifier to an entity or collection instance

Parameters:

value - an identifier or value returned by hydrate()

owner - the parent entity

session - the session

overridingEager - can override eager from the mapping. For example because of LoadQueryInfluencers If null, then it does not override. If true or false then it overrides the mapping value.

Returns:

the given value, or the value associated with the identifier

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

See Also:

hydrate(java.sql.ResultSet, java.lang.String[], org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor, java.lang.Object)

semiResolve

java.lang.Object semiResolve(java.lang.Object value,
                             SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                             java.lang.Object owner)
                      throws HibernateException

Given a hydrated, but unresolved value, return a value that may be used to reconstruct property-ref associations.

Parameters:

value - The unresolved, hydrated value

session - THe originating session

owner - The value owner

Returns:

The semi-resolved value

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

getSemiResolvedType

Type getSemiResolvedType(SessionFactoryImplementor factory)

As part of 2-phase loading, when we perform resolving what is the resolved type for this type? Generally speaking the type and its semi-resolved type will be the same. The main deviation from this is in the case of an entity where the type would be the entity type and semi-resolved type would be its identifier type

Parameters:

factory - The session factory

Returns:

The semi-resolved type

replace

java.lang.Object replace(java.lang.Object original,
                         java.lang.Object target,
                         SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                         java.lang.Object owner,
                         java.util.Map copyCache)
                  throws HibernateException

During merge, replace the existing (target) value in the entity we are merging to with a new (original) value from the detached entity we are merging. For immutable objects, or null values, it is safe to simply return the first parameter. For mutable objects, it is safe to return a copy of the first parameter. For objects with component values, it might make sense to recursively replace component values.

Parameters:

original - the value from the detached entity being merged

target - the value in the managed entity

session - The originating session

owner - The owner of the value

copyCache - The cache of already copied/replaced values

Returns:

the value to be merged

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

replace

java.lang.Object replace(java.lang.Object original,
                         java.lang.Object target,
                         SharedSessionContractImplementor session,
                         java.lang.Object owner,
                         java.util.Map copyCache,
                         ForeignKeyDirection foreignKeyDirection)
                  throws HibernateException

During merge, replace the existing (target) value in the entity we are merging to with a new (original) value from the detached entity we are merging. For immutable objects, or null values, it is safe to simply return the first parameter. For mutable objects, it is safe to return a copy of the first parameter. For objects with component values, it might make sense to recursively replace component values.

Parameters:

original - the value from the detached entity being merged

target - the value in the managed entity

session - The originating session

owner - The owner of the value

copyCache - The cache of already copied/replaced values

foreignKeyDirection - For associations, which direction does the foreign key point?

Returns:

the value to be merged

Throws:

HibernateException - An error from Hibernate

toColumnNullness

boolean[] toColumnNullness(java.lang.Object value,
                           Mapping mapping)

Given an instance of the type, return an array of boolean, indicating which mapped columns would be null.

Parameters:

value - an instance of the type

mapping - The mapping abstraction

Returns:

array indicating column nullness for a value instance