CollectionMetadata (Hibernate JavaDocs)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCollectionPersister, BasicCollectionPersister, OneToManyPersister
```
@Deprecated(since="6.0")
public interface CollectionMetadata
```
Deprecated.
Use Hibernate's mapping model MappingMetamodel

Exposes collection metadata to the application

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Type`	`getElementType()`	Deprecated. The collection element type
`Type`	`getIndexType()`	Deprecated. The collection index type (or null if the collection has no index)
`Type`	`getKeyType()`	Deprecated. The collection key type
`String`	`getRole()`	Deprecated. The name of this collection role
`boolean`	`hasIndex()`	Deprecated. Is this collection indexed?
`boolean`	`isArray()`	Deprecated. Is the collection an array?
`boolean`	`isLazy()`	Deprecated. Is the collection lazily initialized?
`boolean`	`isPrimitiveArray()`	Deprecated. Is the collection a primitive array?

- Method Detail
  - getKeyType
```
Type getKeyType()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    The collection key type
  - getElementType
```
Type getElementType()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    The collection element type
  - getIndexType
```
Type getIndexType()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    The collection index type (or null if the collection has no index)
  - hasIndex
```
boolean hasIndex()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Is this collection indexed?
  - getRole
```
String getRole()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    The name of this collection role
  - isArray
```
boolean isArray()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Is the collection an array?
  - isPrimitiveArray
```
boolean isPrimitiveArray()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Is the collection a primitive array?
  - isLazy
```
boolean isLazy()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Is the collection lazily initialized?