Fetch (Java EE 8)

Type Parameters:

Z - the source type of the fetch

X - the target type of the fetch

All Superinterfaces:

FetchParent<Z,X>
```
public interface Fetch<Z,X>
extends FetchParent<Z,X>
```
Represents a join-fetched association or attribute.

Since:

Java Persistence 2.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Attribute<? super Z,?>`	`getAttribute()`	Return the metamodel attribute corresponding to the fetch join.
`JoinType`	`getJoinType()`	Return the join type used in the fetch join.
`FetchParent<?,Z>`	`getParent()`	Return the parent of the fetched item.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.FetchParent
fetch, fetch, fetch, fetch, fetch, fetch, getFetches

- Method Detail
  - getAttribute
```
Attribute<? super Z,?> getAttribute()
```
    Return the metamodel attribute corresponding to the fetch join.
    
    Returns:
    
    metamodel attribute for the join
  - getParent
```
FetchParent<?,Z> getParent()
```
    Return the parent of the fetched item.
    
    Returns:
    
    fetch parent
  - getJoinType
```
JoinType getJoinType()
```
    Return the join type used in the fetch join.
    
    Returns:
    
    join type