Method Detail

• public java.util.List<Association> getAssociations()

  A list of the associations for this entity. This is typically a subset of the list returned by getPersistentProperties()

  Returns:

  A list of associations

• public java.lang.String getDecapitalizedName()

  Returns:

  Returns the name of the class decapitalized form

• public java.lang.String getDiscriminator()

  The discriminator used when persisting subclasses of an inheritance hierarchy

  Returns:

  The discriminator

• public PersistentProperty getIdentity()

  Returns the identity of the instance

  Returns:

  The identity

• public java.lang.Class getJavaClass()

  Returns:

  The underlying Java class for this entity

• public ClassMapping getMapping()

  Defines the mapping between this persistent entity and an external form

  Returns:

  The ClassMapping instance

• public MappingContext getMappingContext()

  Obtains the MappingContext where this PersistentEntity is defined

  Returns:

  The MappingContext instance

• public java.lang.String getName()

  The entity name including any package prefix

  Returns:

  The entity name

• public PersistentEntity getParentEntity()

  Returns the parent entity of this entity

  Returns:

  The ParentEntity instance

• public java.util.List<PersistentProperty> getPersistentProperties()

  A list of properties to be persisted

  Returns:

  A list of PersistentProperty instances

• public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getPersistentPropertyNames()

  A list of property names that a persistent

  Returns:

  A List of strings

• public PersistentProperty getPropertyByName(java.lang.String name)

  Obtains a PersistentProperty instance by name

  Returns:

  The PersistentProperty or null if it doesn't exist

  Parameters:

  name - The name of the property

• public PersistentEntity getRootEntity()

  Obtains the root entity of an inheritance hierarchy

  Returns:

  The root entity

• public PersistentProperty getVersion()

  Returns the version property.

  Returns:

  the property

• public boolean hasProperty(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class type)

  Checks whether an entity has a bean property of the given name and type

  Returns:

  True if it does

  Parameters:

  name - The name

  type - The type

• public boolean isExternal()

  Whether this PersistentEntity is mapped using a different store. Used for cross store persistence.

  Returns:

  true if this entity is externally mapped

• public boolean isIdentityName(java.lang.String propertyName)

  True if the given property is the identifier

  Returns:

  True if it is the identifier

  Parameters:

  propertyName - the property name

• public boolean isInstance(java.lang.Object obj)

  Tests whether the given instance is an instance of this persistent entity

  Returns:

  True if it is

  Parameters:

  obj - The object

• public boolean isOwningEntity(PersistentEntity owner)

  Returns whether the specified entity asserts ownership over this entity

  Returns:

  True if it does own this entity

  Parameters:

  owner - The owning entity

• public boolean isRoot()

  Whether this entity is a root entity

  Returns:

  True if it is a root entity

• public boolean isVersioned()

  Is the entity versioned for optimistic locking.

  Returns:

  true if versioned

• public java.lang.Object newInstance()

  Constructs a new instance

  Returns:

  The new instnace

• public void setExternal(boolean external)

  Whether this PersistentEntity is mapped using a different store. Used for cross store persistence.

  Parameters:

  external - true if this entity is externally mapped