Type (Java EE 8)

Type Parameters:

X - The type of the represented object or attribute

All Known Subinterfaces:

BasicType<X>, EmbeddableType<X>, EntityType<X>, IdentifiableType<X>, ManagedType<X>, MappedSuperclassType<X>
```
public interface Type<X>
```
Instances of the type Type represent persistent object or attribute types.

Since:

Java Persistence 2.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class Type.PersistenceType

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Class<X>`	`getJavaType()`	Return the represented Java type.
`Type.PersistenceType`	`getPersistenceType()`	Return the persistence type.

- Method Detail
  - getPersistenceType
```
Type.PersistenceType getPersistenceType()
```
    Return the persistence type.
    
    Returns:
    
    persistence type
  - getJavaType
```
java.lang.Class<X> getJavaType()
```
    Return the represented Java type.
    
    Returns:
    
    Java type