Package org.hibernate.property.access.spi

Interface Getter

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

EnhancedGetterMethodImpl, GetterFieldImpl, GetterMethodImpl

public interface Getter
extends java.io.Serializable

The contract for getting value for a persistent property from its container/owner

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object owner)	Get the property value from the given owner instance.
java.lang.Object	getForInsert(java.lang.Object owner, java.util.Map mergeMap, SharedSessionContractImplementor session)	Get the property value from the given owner instance.
java.lang.reflect.Member	getMember()	Retrieve the member to which this property maps.
java.lang.reflect.Method	getMethod()	Retrieve the getter-method.
java.lang.String	getMethodName()	Retrieve the getter-method name.
java.lang.Class	getReturnType()	Retrieve the declared Java type

Method Detail

get

java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object owner)

Get the property value from the given owner instance.

Parameters:

owner - The instance containing the property value to be retrieved.

Returns:

The extracted value.

Throws:

HibernateException

getForInsert

java.lang.Object getForInsert(java.lang.Object owner,
                              java.util.Map mergeMap,
                              SharedSessionContractImplementor session)

Get the property value from the given owner instance.

Parameters:

owner - The instance containing the value to be retrieved.

mergeMap - a map of merged persistent instances to detached instances

session - The session from which this request originated.

Returns:

The extracted value.

Throws:

HibernateException

getReturnType

java.lang.Class getReturnType()

Retrieve the declared Java type

Returns:

The declared java type.

getMember

java.lang.reflect.Member getMember()

Retrieve the member to which this property maps. This might be the field or it might be the getter method.

Optional operation (may return null)

Returns:

The mapped member, or null.

getMethodName

java.lang.String getMethodName()

Retrieve the getter-method name.

Optional operation (may return null)

Returns:

The name of the getter method, or null.

getMethod

java.lang.reflect.Method getMethod()

Retrieve the getter-method.

Optional operation (may return null)

Returns:

The getter method, or null.