org.springframework.data.mapping
Interface PersistentEntity<T,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>

All Known Subinterfaces:

MutablePersistentEntity<T,P>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPersistentEntity

public interface PersistentEntity<T,P extends PersistentProperty<P>>

Represents a persistent entity.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Graeme Rocher, Jon Brisbin

Method Summary

void	doWithAssociations(AssociationHandler<P> handler) Applies the given AssociationHandler to all Association contained in this PersistentEntity.
void	doWithProperties(PropertyHandler<P> handler) Applies the given PropertyHandler to all PersistentPropertys contained in this PersistentEntity.
P	getIdProperty() Returns the id property of the PersistentEntity.
String	getName() The entity name including any package prefix.
PreferredConstructor<T,P>	getPersistenceConstructor() Returns the PreferredConstructor to be used to instantiate objects of this PersistentEntity.
P	getPersistentProperty(String name) Obtains a PersistentProperty instance by name.
Class<T>	getType() Returns the resolved Java type of this entity.
Object	getTypeAlias() Returns the alias to be used when storing type information.
TypeInformation<T>	getTypeInformation() Returns the TypeInformation backing this PersistentEntity.
boolean	isConstructorArgument(P property) Returns whether the given PersistentProperty is referred to by a constructor argument of the PersistentEntity.
boolean	isIdProperty(P property) Returns whether the given PersistentProperty is the id property of the entity.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

The entity name including any package prefix.

Returns:

must never return null

getPersistenceConstructor

PreferredConstructor<T,P> getPersistenceConstructor()

Returns the PreferredConstructor to be used to instantiate objects of this PersistentEntity.

Returns:

null in case no suitable constructor for automatic construction can be found. This usually indicates that the instantiation of the object of tthat persistent entity is done through either a customer EntityInstantiator or handled by custom conversion mechanisms entirely.

isConstructorArgument

boolean isConstructorArgument(P property)

Returns whether the given PersistentProperty is referred to by a constructor argument of the PersistentEntity.

Parameters:

property -

Returns:

true if the given PersistentProperty is referred to by a constructor argument or false if not or null.

isIdProperty

boolean isIdProperty(P property)

Returns whether the given PersistentProperty is the id property of the entity.

Parameters:

property -

Returns:

getIdProperty

P getIdProperty()

Returns the id property of the PersistentEntity. Can be null in case this is an entity completely handled by a custom conversion.

Returns:

the id property of the PersistentEntity.

getPersistentProperty

P getPersistentProperty(String name)

Obtains a PersistentProperty instance by name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the property

Returns:

the PersistentProperty or null if it doesn't exist.

getType

Class<T> getType()

Returns the resolved Java type of this entity.

Returns:

The underlying Java class for this entity

getTypeAlias

Object getTypeAlias()

Returns the alias to be used when storing type information. Might be null to indicate that there was no alias defined through the mapping metadata.

Returns:

getTypeInformation

TypeInformation<T> getTypeInformation()

Returns the TypeInformation backing this PersistentEntity.

Returns:

doWithProperties

void doWithProperties(PropertyHandler<P> handler)

Applies the given PropertyHandler to all PersistentPropertys contained in this PersistentEntity.

Parameters:

handler - must not be null.

doWithAssociations

void doWithAssociations(AssociationHandler<P> handler)

Applies the given AssociationHandler to all Association contained in this PersistentEntity.

Parameters:

handler - must not be null.