Package jakarta.persistence.metamodel

Interface ManagedType<X>

Type Parameters:

X - The represented type.

All Superinterfaces:

Type<X>

All Known Subinterfaces:

EmbeddableType<X>, EntityType<X>, IdentifiableType<X>, MappedSuperclassType<X>

public interface ManagedType<X>
extends Type<X>

Instances of the type ManagedType represent entity, mapped superclass, and embeddable types.

Since:

2.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface jakarta.persistence.metamodel.Type

Type.PersistenceType

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Attribute<? super X,?>	getAttribute(String name)	Return the attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
Set<Attribute<? super X,?>>	getAttributes()	Return the attributes of the managed type.
CollectionAttribute<? super X,?>	getCollection(String name)	Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<E> CollectionAttribute<? super X,E>	getCollection(String name, Class<E> elementType)	Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
Attribute<X,?>	getDeclaredAttribute(String name)	Return the attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
Set<Attribute<X,?>>	getDeclaredAttributes()	Return the attributes declared by the managed type.
CollectionAttribute<X,?>	getDeclaredCollection(String name)	Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<E> CollectionAttribute<X,E>	getDeclaredCollection(String name, Class<E> elementType)	Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
ListAttribute<X,?>	getDeclaredList(String name)	Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<E> ListAttribute<X,E>	getDeclaredList(String name, Class<E> elementType)	Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
MapAttribute<X,?,?>	getDeclaredMap(String name)	Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<K,V> MapAttribute<X,K,V>	getDeclaredMap(String name, Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType)	Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.
Set<PluralAttribute<X,?,?>>	getDeclaredPluralAttributes()	Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) declared by the managed type.
SetAttribute<X,?>	getDeclaredSet(String name)	Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<E> SetAttribute<X,E>	getDeclaredSet(String name, Class<E> elementType)	Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
SingularAttribute<X,?>	getDeclaredSingularAttribute(String name)	Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<Y> SingularAttribute<X,Y>	getDeclaredSingularAttribute(String name, Class<Y> type)	Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.
Set<SingularAttribute<X,?>>	getDeclaredSingularAttributes()	Return the single-valued attributes declared by the managed type.
ListAttribute<? super X,?>	getList(String name)	Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<E> ListAttribute<? super X,E>	getList(String name, Class<E> elementType)	Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
MapAttribute<? super X,?,?>	getMap(String name)	Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<K,V> MapAttribute<? super X,K,V>	getMap(String name, Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType)	Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.
Set<PluralAttribute<? super X,?,?>>	getPluralAttributes()	Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) of the managed type.
SetAttribute<? super X,?>	getSet(String name)	Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<E> SetAttribute<? super X,E>	getSet(String name, Class<E> elementType)	Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
SingularAttribute<? super X,?>	getSingularAttribute(String name)	Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
<Y> SingularAttribute<? super X,Y>	getSingularAttribute(String name, Class<Y> type)	Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.
Set<SingularAttribute<? super X,?>>	getSingularAttributes()	Return the single-valued attributes of the managed type.

Methods inherited from interface jakarta.persistence.metamodel.Type

getJavaType, getPersistenceType

Method Detail

getAttributes

Set<Attribute<? super X,?>> getAttributes()

Return the attributes of the managed type.

Returns:

attributes of the managed type

getDeclaredAttributes

Set<Attribute<X,?>> getDeclaredAttributes()

Return the attributes declared by the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared attributes.

Returns:

declared attributes of the managed type

getSingularAttribute

<Y> SingularAttribute<? super X,Y> getSingularAttribute(String name,
                                                              Class<Y> type)

Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

type - the type of the represented attribute

Returns:

single-valued attribute with given name and type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredSingularAttribute

<Y> SingularAttribute<X,Y> getDeclaredSingularAttribute(String name,
                                                              Class<Y> type)

Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

type - the type of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared single-valued attribute of the given name and type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type

getSingularAttributes

Set<SingularAttribute<? super X,?>> getSingularAttributes()

Return the single-valued attributes of the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no single-valued attributes.

Returns:

single-valued attributes

getDeclaredSingularAttributes

Set<SingularAttribute<X,?>> getDeclaredSingularAttributes()

Return the single-valued attributes declared by the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared single-valued attributes.

Returns:

declared single-valued attributes

getCollection

<E> CollectionAttribute<? super X,E> getCollection(String name,
                                                         Class<E> elementType)

Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

elementType - the element type of the represented attribute

Returns:

CollectionAttribute of the given name and element type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredCollection

<E> CollectionAttribute<X,E> getDeclaredCollection(String name,
                                                         Class<E> elementType)

Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

elementType - the element type of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared CollectionAttribute of the given name and element type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type

getSet

<E> SetAttribute<? super X,E> getSet(String name,
                                           Class<E> elementType)

Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

elementType - the element type of the represented attribute

Returns:

SetAttribute of the given name and element type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredSet

<E> SetAttribute<X,E> getDeclaredSet(String name,
                                           Class<E> elementType)

Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

elementType - the element type of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared SetAttribute of the given name and element type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type

getList

<E> ListAttribute<? super X,E> getList(String name,
                                             Class<E> elementType)

Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

elementType - the element type of the represented attribute

Returns:

ListAttribute of the given name and element type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredList

<E> ListAttribute<X,E> getDeclaredList(String name,
                                             Class<E> elementType)

Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

elementType - the element type of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared ListAttribute of the given name and element type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type

getMap

<K,V> MapAttribute<? super X,K,V> getMap(String name,
                                                           Class<K> keyType,
                                                           Class<V> valueType)

Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

keyType - the key type of the represented attribute

valueType - the value type of the represented attribute

Returns:

MapAttribute of the given name and key and value types

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredMap

<K,V> MapAttribute<X,K,V> getDeclaredMap(String name,
                                                           Class<K> keyType,
                                                           Class<V> valueType)

Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

keyType - the key type of the represented attribute

valueType - the value type of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared MapAttribute of the given name and key and value types

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type

getPluralAttributes

Set<PluralAttribute<? super X,?,?>> getPluralAttributes()

Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) of the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no multi-valued attributes.

Returns:

Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes

getDeclaredPluralAttributes

Set<PluralAttribute<X,?,?>> getDeclaredPluralAttributes()

Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) declared by the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared multi-valued attributes.

Returns:

declared Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes

getAttribute

Attribute<? super X,?> getAttribute(String name)

Return the attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

attribute with given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredAttribute

Attribute<X,?> getDeclaredAttribute(String name)

Return the attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

attribute with given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type

getSingularAttribute

SingularAttribute<? super X,?> getSingularAttribute(String name)

Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

single-valued attribute with the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredSingularAttribute

SingularAttribute<X,?> getDeclaredSingularAttribute(String name)

Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared single-valued attribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type

getCollection

CollectionAttribute<? super X,?> getCollection(String name)

Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

CollectionAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredCollection

CollectionAttribute<X,?> getDeclaredCollection(String name)

Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared CollectionAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type

getSet

SetAttribute<? super X,?> getSet(String name)

Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

SetAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredSet

SetAttribute<X,?> getDeclaredSet(String name)

Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared SetAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type

getList

ListAttribute<? super X,?> getList(String name)

Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

ListAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredList

ListAttribute<X,?> getDeclaredList(String name)

Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared ListAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type

getMap

MapAttribute<? super X,?,?> getMap(String name)

Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

MapAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type

getDeclaredMap

MapAttribute<X,?,?> getDeclaredMap(String name)

Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the represented attribute

Returns:

declared MapAttribute of the given name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type