PluralAttributeMapKeySource (Hibernate Javadocs)

All Superinterfaces:

PluralAttributeIndexSource

All Known Subinterfaces:

PluralAttributeMapKeyManyToAnySource, PluralAttributeMapKeyManyToManySource

All Known Implementing Classes:

PluralAttributeMapKeyManyToAnySourceImpl, PluralAttributeMapKeyManyToManySourceImpl
```
public interface PluralAttributeMapKeySource
extends PluralAttributeIndexSource
```
Describes source information about the key of a persistent map.

See Also:

PluralAttributeMapKeyManyToManySource, PluralAttributeMapKeyManyToAnySource

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class PluralAttributeMapKeySource.Nature

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PluralAttributeMapKeySource.Nature`	`getMapKeyNature()`
`boolean`	`isReferencedEntityAttribute()`	Deprecated. no longer used, so this should be removed

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi.PluralAttributeIndexSource
getNature, getTypeInformation, getXmlNodeName

- Method Detail
  - getMapKeyNature
```
PluralAttributeMapKeySource.Nature getMapKeyNature()
```
  - isReferencedEntityAttribute
```
@Deprecated(since="6.4")
boolean isReferencedEntityAttribute()
```
    Deprecated.
    no longer used, so this should be removed
    
    Is this plural attribute index source for an attribute of the referenced entity (relevant only for one-to-many and many-to-many associations)?
    If this method returns true, then this object can safely be cast to PluralAttributeMapKeyManyToManySource.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if this plural attribute index source for an attribute of the referenced entity; false, otherwise.