EntityTypeDAO (DSpace Kernel :: API and Implementation 7.0-beta2.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

GenericDAO<EntityType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

EntityTypeDAOImpl
```
public interface EntityTypeDAO
extends GenericDAO<EntityType>
```
Database Access Object Interface class for the EntityType object The implementation of this class is responsible for all database calls for the EntityType object and is autowired by spring This class should only be accessed from a single service and should never be exposed outside of the API

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EntityType`	`findByEntityType(Context context, String entityType)`	This method returns the EntityType object that has the given entityType String as label

Methods inherited from interface org.dspace.core.GenericDAO
create, delete, findAll, findAll, findByID, findByID, findMany, findUnique, save

- Method Detail
  - findByEntityType
```
EntityType findByEntityType(Context context,
                            String entityType)
                     throws SQLException
```
    This method returns the EntityType object that has the given entityType String as label
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - The relevant DSpace context
    
    entityType - The entityType String that will be matched on to find the correct EntityType
    
    Returns:
    
    The EntityType object that has the entityType String as label
    
    Throws:
    
    SQLException - If something goes wrong