javax.persistence.metamodel
Interface PluralAttribute<X,C,E>

Type Parameters:

X - The type the represented collection belongs to

C - The type of the represented collection

E - The element type of the represented collection

All Superinterfaces:

Attribute<X,C>, Bindable<E>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CollectionAttribute<X,E>, ListAttribute<X,E>, MapAttribute<X,K,V>, SetAttribute<X,E>

public interface PluralAttribute<X,C,E>
extends Attribute<X,C>, Bindable<E>

Instances of the type PluralAttribute represent persistent collection-valued attributes.

Since:

JPA 2.0 version.

Author:

Florent Benoit

See Also:

JPA 2.0 specification

Nested Class Summary

static class

PluralAttribute.CollectionType

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute

Attribute.PersistentAttributeType

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable

Bindable.BindableType

Method Summary

PluralAttribute.CollectionType	getCollectionType() Return the collection type.
Type<E>	getElementType() Return the type representing the element type of the collection.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute

getDeclaringType, getJavaMember, getJavaType, getName, getPersistentAttributeType, isAssociation, isCollection

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable

getBindableJavaType, getBindableType

Method Detail

getCollectionType

PluralAttribute.CollectionType getCollectionType()

Return the collection type.

Returns:

collection type

getElementType

Type<E> getElementType()

Return the type representing the element type of the collection.

Returns:

element type