org.springframework.data.mapping

Interface InstanceCreatorMetadata<P extends PersistentProperty<P>>

All Known Implementing Classes:

FactoryMethod, PreferredConstructor

public interface InstanceCreatorMetadata<P extends PersistentProperty<P>>

Metadata describing a mechanism to create instances of persistent types.

Since:

2.7

Author:

Mark Paluch, Oliver Drotbohm

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default int	getParameterCount()
List<Parameter<Object,P>>	getParameters()
default boolean	hasParameters()
boolean	isCreatorParameter(PersistentProperty<?> property) Check whether the given PersistentProperty is being used as creator parameter.
default boolean	isParentParameter(Parameter<?,P> parameter) Returns whether the given Parameter is one referring to parent value (such as an enclosing class or a receiver parameter).

Method Detail

isCreatorParameter

boolean isCreatorParameter(PersistentProperty<?> property)

Check whether the given PersistentProperty is being used as creator parameter.

Parameters:

property -

Returns:

isParentParameter

default boolean isParentParameter(Parameter<?,P> parameter)

Returns whether the given Parameter is one referring to parent value (such as an enclosing class or a receiver parameter).

Parameters:

parameter -

Returns:

getParameterCount

default int getParameterCount()

Returns:

the number of parameters.

getParameters

List<Parameter<Object,P>> getParameters()

Returns:

the parameters used by this creator.

hasParameters

default boolean hasParameters()

Returns:

whether the creator accepts Parameters.