com.blazebit.persistence.view.metamodel

Interface Type<X>

Type Parameters:

X - The type of the view or attribute

All Known Subinterfaces:

BasicType<X>, FlatViewType<X>, ManagedViewType<X>, ViewType<X>

public interface Type<X>

Represents the mapping type of a view or attribute.

Since:

1.2.0

Author:

Christian Beikov

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	Type.MappingType The different mapping types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Type	getConvertedType() The declared type that is converted by the converter, or null if no converter exists.
TypeConverter<?,X>	getConverter() The converter for converting objects between the converted type and the actual entity view model type.
Class<X>	getJavaType() Returns the java class of the type.
Type.MappingType	getMappingType() Returns the mapping type.

Method Detail

getJavaType

Class<X> getJavaType()

Returns the java class of the type.

Returns:

the java class

getConvertedType

Type getConvertedType()

The declared type that is converted by the converter, or null if no converter exists.

Returns:

The type that is converted

getConverter

TypeConverter<?,X> getConverter()

The converter for converting objects between the converted type and the actual entity view model type.

Returns:

The type converter

getMappingType

Type.MappingType getMappingType()

Returns the mapping type.

Returns:

The mapping type