IdentifiableTypeSource (Hibernate Javadocs)

All Superinterfaces:

AttributeSourceContainer, ToolingHintContextContainer

All Known Subinterfaces:

EntitySource, JoinedSubclassEntitySource, SubclassEntitySource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEntitySourceImpl, JoinedSubclassEntitySourceImpl, RootEntitySourceImpl, SubclassEntitySourceImpl
```
public interface IdentifiableTypeSource
extends AttributeSourceContainer
```
Common contract between Entity and MappedSuperclass sources. The terminology is taken from JPA's IdentifiableType

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EntityHierarchySource`	`getHierarchy()`	Get the hierarchy this belongs to.
`List<JpaCallbackSource>`	`getJpaCallbackClasses()`	Access to the sources describing JPA lifecycle callbacks.
`LocalMetadataBuildingContext`	`getLocalMetadataBuildingContext()`	Obtain the metadata-building context local to this entity source.
`Origin`	`getOrigin()`	Obtain the origin of this source.
`Collection<IdentifiableTypeSource>`	`getSubTypes()`	Access the subtype sources for types extending from this type source,
`IdentifiableTypeSource`	`getSuperType()`
`String`	`getTypeName()`	Get the name of this type.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi.AttributeSourceContainer
attributeSources, getAttributePathBase, getAttributeRoleBase

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi.ToolingHintContextContainer
getToolingHintContext

- Method Detail
  - getOrigin
```
Origin getOrigin()
```
    Obtain the origin of this source.
    
    Returns:
    
    The origin of this source.
  - getHierarchy
```
EntityHierarchySource getHierarchy()
```
    Get the hierarchy this belongs to.
    
    Returns:
    
    The hierarchy this belongs to.
  - getLocalMetadataBuildingContext
```
LocalMetadataBuildingContext getLocalMetadataBuildingContext()
```
    Obtain the metadata-building context local to this entity source.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLocalMetadataBuildingContext in interface AttributeSourceContainer
    
    Returns:
    
    The local binding context
  - getTypeName
```
String getTypeName()
```
    Get the name of this type.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of this type.
  - getSuperType
```
IdentifiableTypeSource getSuperType()
```
  - getSubTypes
```
Collection<IdentifiableTypeSource> getSubTypes()
```
    Access the subtype sources for types extending from this type source,
    
    Returns:
    
    Sub-type sources
  - getJpaCallbackClasses
```
List<JpaCallbackSource> getJpaCallbackClasses()
```
    Access to the sources describing JPA lifecycle callbacks.
    
    Returns:
    
    JPA lifecycle callback sources