Interface ProxyIdAccessor

All Known Implementing Classes:
PersistenceProvider
public interface ProxyIdAccessor
Interface for a persistence provider specific accessor of identifiers held in proxies.
Author:
Oliver Gierke, Mark Paluch

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    @Nullable Object
    getIdentifierFrom(Object entity)
    Returns the identifier of the given entity by leniently inspecting it for the identifier value.
    boolean
    shouldUseAccessorFor(Object entity)
    Returns whether the ProxyIdAccessor should be used for the given entity.

  • Method Details

    • shouldUseAccessorFor

      boolean shouldUseAccessorFor(Object entity)
      Returns whether the ProxyIdAccessor should be used for the given entity. Will inspect the entity to see whether it is a proxy so that lenient id lookup can be used.
      Parameters:
      entity - must not be null.
      Returns:

    • getIdentifierFrom

      @Nullable Object getIdentifierFrom(Object entity)
      Returns the identifier of the given entity by leniently inspecting it for the identifier value.
      Parameters:
      entity - must not be null.
      Returns:
      can be null.