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

  • Method Details

    • 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