javax.persistence.metamodel
Interface AbstractCollection<X,C,E>

Type Parameters:

X - The type the represented collection belongs to

C - The type of the represented collection

E - The element type of the represented collection

All Superinterfaces:

Bindable<E>, Member<X,C>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Collection<X,E>, List<X,E>, Map<X,K,V>, Set<X,E>

public interface AbstractCollection<X,C,E>
extends Member<X,C>, Bindable<E>

Instances of the type AbstractionCollection represent persistent collection-valued attributes.

Nested Class Summary

static class	AbstractCollection.CollectionType
static class	AbstractCollection.Multiplicity

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable

Bindable.BindableType

Method Summary

AbstractCollection.CollectionType	getCollectionType() Return the collection type.
Type<E>	getElementType() Return the type representing the element type of the collection.
AbstractCollection.Multiplicity	getMultiplicity() Return the multiplicity.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Member

getDeclaringType, getJavaMember, getMemberJavaType, getName, isAssociation, isCollection

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable

getBindableType, getJavaType

Method Detail

getCollectionType

AbstractCollection.CollectionType getCollectionType()

Return the collection type.

Returns:

collection type

getMultiplicity

AbstractCollection.Multiplicity getMultiplicity()

Return the multiplicity.

Returns:

multiplicity

getElementType

Type<E> getElementType()

Return the type representing the element type of the collection.

Returns:

element type