PropertyPath (Spring Data Core 1.6.0.RC1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyPath

All Implemented Interfaces:

Iterable<PropertyPath>
```
public class PropertyPath
extends Object
implements Iterable<PropertyPath>
```
Abstraction of a PropertyPath of a domain class.

Author:

Oliver Gierke

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`static PropertyPath`	`from(String source, Class<?> type)` Extracts the `PropertyPath` chain from the given source `String` and type.
`static PropertyPath`	`from(String source, TypeInformation<?> type)` Extracts the `PropertyPath` chain from the given source `String` and `TypeInformation`.
`PropertyPath`	`getLeafProperty()` Returns the leaf property of the `PropertyPath`.
`TypeInformation<?>`	`getOwningType()` Returns the owning type of the `PropertyPath`.
`String`	`getSegment()` Returns the name of the `PropertyPath`.
`Class<?>`	`getType()` Returns the type of the property will return the plain resolved type for simple properties, the component type for any `Iterable` or the value type of a `Map` if the property is one.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`hasNext()` Returns whether there is a nested `PropertyPath`.
`boolean`	`isCollection()` Returns whether the `PropertyPath` is actually a collection.
`Iterator<PropertyPath>`	`iterator()`
`PropertyPath`	`next()` Returns the next nested `PropertyPath`.
`String`	`toDotPath()` Returns the `PropertyPath` in dot notation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getOwningType
```
public TypeInformation<?> getOwningType()
```
    Returns the owning type of the PropertyPath.
    
    Returns:
    the owningType will never be null.
  - getSegment
```
public String getSegment()
```
    Returns the name of the PropertyPath.
    
    Returns:
    the name will never be null.
  - getLeafProperty
```
public PropertyPath getLeafProperty()
```
    Returns the leaf property of the PropertyPath.
    
    Returns:
    will never be null.
  - getType
```
public Class<?> getType()
```
    Returns the type of the property will return the plain resolved type for simple properties, the component type for any Iterable or the value type of a Map if the property is one.
    
    Returns:
  - next
```
public PropertyPath next()
```
    Returns the next nested PropertyPath.
    
    Returns:
    the next nested PropertyPath or null if no nested PropertyPath available.
    See Also:
    hasNext()
  - hasNext
```
public boolean hasNext()
```
    Returns whether there is a nested PropertyPath. If this returns true you can expect next() to return a non- null value.
    
    Returns:
  - toDotPath
```
public String toDotPath()
```
    Returns the PropertyPath in dot notation.
    
    Returns:
  - isCollection
```
public boolean isCollection()
```
    Returns whether the PropertyPath is actually a collection.
    
    Returns:
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - iterator
```
public Iterator<PropertyPath> iterator()
```
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface Iterable<PropertyPath>
  - from
```
public static PropertyPath from(String source,
                Class<?> type)
```
    Extracts the PropertyPath chain from the given source String and type.
    
    Parameters:
    source -
    type -
    
    Returns:
  - from
```
public static PropertyPath from(String source,
                TypeInformation<?> type)
```
    Extracts the PropertyPath chain from the given source String and TypeInformation.
    
    Parameters:
    source - must not be null.
    type -
    
    Returns:

Class PropertyPath

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

getOwningType

getSegment

getLeafProperty

getType

next

hasNext

toDotPath

isCollection

equals

hashCode

iterator

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