DotIdentifierSequence (Hibernate Javadocs)

All Known Subinterfaces:

FullyQualifiedReflectivePathSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

EntityIdentifierNavigablePath, FullyQualifiedReflectivePath, FullyQualifiedReflectivePathTerminal, NavigablePath, NavigableRole, PropertyPath, SelectablePath, TreatedNavigablePath
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public interface DotIdentifierSequence
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A compound name.
Hibernate often deals with compound names/paths. This interface defines a standard way of interacting with them.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DotIdentifierSequence`	`append(String subPathName)`	Append a new part to the end of this sequence, returning the new representation.
`String`	`getFullPath()`	The full sequence text.
`String`	`getLocalName()`	The name of this leaf sequence part.
`@Nullable DotIdentifierSequence`	`getParent()`	The parent sequence part.
`default DotIdentifierSequence[]`	`getParts()`
`default boolean`	`isRoot()`	Is this sequence node the root of the sequence?

- Method Detail
  - getParent
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@Nullable DotIdentifierSequence getParent()
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    The parent sequence part.
    Given the sequence a.b.c, returns the sequence a.b.
  - getLocalName
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String getLocalName()
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    The name of this leaf sequence part.
    Given the sequence a.b.c, returns the string "c".
  - getFullPath
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String getFullPath()
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    The full sequence text.
    Given the sequence a.b.c, returns the string "a.b.c".
    
    Implementation Note:
    
    This method may dynamically build the returned string and should be avoided for critical paths (comparisons,for example).
  - append
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DotIdentifierSequence append(String subPathName)
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    Append a new part to the end of this sequence, returning the new representation.
    Given the sequence a.b.c, appending d results in the new sequence a.b.c.d.
  - getParts
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default DotIdentifierSequence[] getParts()
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  - isRoot
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default boolean isRoot()
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    Is this sequence node the root of the sequence?
    Same as checking the nullness of getParent().