org.springframework.data.mapping
Interface PersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPersistentProperty, AnnotationBasedPersistentProperty

public interface PersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>>

Author:

Graeme Rocher, Jon Brisbin, Oliver Gierke

Method Summary

Association<P>	getAssociation()
Class<?>	getComponentType() Returns the component type of the type if it is a Collection.
Field	getField()
Class<?>	getMapValueType() Returns the type of the values if the property is a Map.
String	getName() The name of the property
PersistentEntity<?,P>	getOwner()
PropertyDescriptor	getPropertyDescriptor()
Class<?>	getRawType() Returns the raw type as it's pulled from from the reflected property.
String	getSpelExpression()
Class<?>	getType() The type of the property
TypeInformation<?>	getTypeInformation()
boolean	isArray()
boolean	isAssociation()
boolean	isCollection()
boolean	isComplexType()
boolean	isEntity() Returns whether the property has to be regarded as entity which means its type will be also be considered to be a PersistentEntity.
boolean	isIdProperty()
boolean	isMap()
boolean	isTransient()

Method Detail

getOwner

PersistentEntity<?,P> getOwner()

getName

String getName()

The name of the property

Returns:

The property name

getType

Class<?> getType()

The type of the property

Returns:

The property type

getTypeInformation

TypeInformation<?> getTypeInformation()

getPropertyDescriptor

PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor()

getField

Field getField()

getSpelExpression

String getSpelExpression()

isTransient

boolean isTransient()

isAssociation

boolean isAssociation()

getAssociation

Association<P> getAssociation()

isCollection

boolean isCollection()

isMap

boolean isMap()

isArray

boolean isArray()

isComplexType

boolean isComplexType()

isEntity

boolean isEntity()

Returns whether the property has to be regarded as entity which means its type will be also be considered to be a PersistentEntity.

Returns:

getComponentType

Class<?> getComponentType()

Returns the component type of the type if it is a Collection. Will return the type of the key if the property is a Map.

Returns:

the component type, the map's key type or null if neither Collection nor Map.

getRawType

Class<?> getRawType()

Returns the raw type as it's pulled from from the reflected property.

Returns:

the raw type of the property.

getMapValueType

Class<?> getMapValueType()

Returns the type of the values if the property is a Map.

Returns:

the map's value type or null if no Map

isIdProperty

boolean isIdProperty()