org.beangle.commons.entity.metadata

Interface Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractType, CollectionType, ComponentType, EntityType, IdentifierType

public interface Type

Type interface.

Version:

$Id: $

Author:

chaostone

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() getName.
Type	getPropertyType(String property) getPropertyType.
Class<?>	getReturnedClass() getReturnedClass.
boolean	isCollectionType() Is this type a collection type.
boolean	isComponentType() Is this type a component type.
boolean	isEntityType() Is this type an entity type?
Object	newInstance() newInstance.

Method Detail

isCollectionType

boolean isCollectionType()

Is this type a collection type.

Returns:

a boolean.

isComponentType

boolean isComponentType()

Is this type a component type. If so, the implementation must be castable to AbstractComponentType. A component type may own collections or associations and hence must provide certain extra functionality.

Returns:

boolean

isEntityType

boolean isEntityType()

Is this type an entity type?

Returns:

boolean

getPropertyType

Type getPropertyType(String property)

getPropertyType.

Parameters:

property - a String object.

Returns:

a Type object.

getName

String getName()

getName.

Returns:

a String object.

getReturnedClass

Class<?> getReturnedClass()

getReturnedClass.

Returns:

a Class object.

newInstance

Object newInstance()

newInstance.

Returns:

a Object object.