Package cz.cvut.kbss.jopa.model.metamodel

Interface PropertiesSpecification<X,E,K,V>

Type Parameters:

X - The type the represented Map belongs to

E - The declared field type (presumably a Map)

K - The type used for property identifiers

V - The type used for property values

All Superinterfaces:

FieldSpecification<X,E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertiesSpecificationImpl

public interface PropertiesSpecification<X,E,K,V>
extends FieldSpecification<X,E>

Instances of the type PropertiesSpecification represent persistent properties of other types than declared in the entity type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<K>	getPropertyIdentifierType()	Gets Java class whose instances are used to represent property identifier.
Class<V>	getPropertyValueType()	Gets Java class whose instances are used to represent property values.

Methods inherited from interface cz.cvut.kbss.jopa.model.metamodel.FieldSpecification

getDeclaringType, getFetchType, getJavaField, getJavaType, getName, includeExplicit, isCollection, isInferred, isMappedAttribute

Method Details

getPropertyIdentifierType

Class<K> getPropertyIdentifierType()

Gets Java class whose instances are used to represent property identifier.

Usually URI or String.

Returns:

Property identifier class

getPropertyValueType

Class<V> getPropertyValueType()

Gets Java class whose instances are used to represent property values.

Usually Object or String.

Returns:

Property value class