javax.persistence
Interface Subgraph<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the attribute.

All Superinterfaces:

AttributeNode<T>

public interface Subgraph<T>
extends AttributeNode<T>

This type represents a AttributeNode of an EntityGraph that corresponds to a Managed Type. Using this class, an entity subgraph can be embedded within an EntityGraph.

See Also:

EntityGraph, AttributeNode

Since:

Java Persistence 2.1

Method Summary

void	addAttributeNodes(Attribute<T,?>... attribute) Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.
void	addAttributeNodes(java.lang.String... attributeName) Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.
<X> Subgraph<X>	addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type.
<X> Subgraph<? extends X>	addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute, java.lang.Class<? extends X> type) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance.
<X> Subgraph<X>	addKeySubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type.
<X> Subgraph<X>	addKeySubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName, java.lang.Class<X> type) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance.
<X> Subgraph<X>	addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type.
<X> Subgraph<? extends X>	addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute, java.lang.Class<? extends X> type) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance.
<X> Subgraph<X>	addSubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type.
<X> Subgraph<X>	addSubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName, java.lang.Class<X> type) Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance.
java.util.List<AttributeNode<?>>	getAttributeNodes() Return the attribute nodes corresponding to the attributes of this managed type that are included in the subgraph.
java.lang.Class<T>	getClassType() Return the type of for which this subgraph was defined.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.AttributeNode

getAttributeName, getType

Method Detail

addAttributeNodes

void addAttributeNodes(java.lang.String... attributeName)

Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.

Parameters:

attributeName - name of the attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute is not an attribute of this managed type.

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the EntityGraph has been statically defined

addAttributeNodes

void addAttributeNodes(Attribute<T,?>... attribute)

Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.

Parameters:

attribute - attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

addSubgraph

<X> Subgraph<X> addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type. This allows for construction of multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types.

Parameters:

attribute - attribute

Returns:

subgraph for the attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the EntityGraph has been statically defined

addSubgraph

<X> Subgraph<? extends X> addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute,
                                      java.lang.Class<? extends X> type)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance. This allows for multiple subclass subgraphs to be defined for this node of the entity graph. Subclass subgraphs will automatically include the specified attributes of superclass subgraphs

Parameters:

attribute - attribute

type - entity subclass

Returns:

subgraph for the attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

addSubgraph

<X> Subgraph<X> addSubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type. This allows for construction of multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types.

Parameters:

attributeName - name of the attribute

Returns:

subgraph for the attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute is not an attribute of this managed type.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

addSubgraph

<X> Subgraph<X> addSubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName,
                            java.lang.Class<X> type)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance. This allows for multiple subclass subgraphs to be defined for this node of the entity graph. Subclass subgraphs will automatically include the specified attributes of superclass subgraphs

Parameters:

attributeName - name of the attribute

type - entity subclass

Returns:

subgraph for the attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute is not an attribute of this managed type.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

addKeySubgraph

<X> Subgraph<X> addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type. This allows for construction of multinode entity graphs that include related managed types.

Parameters:

attribute - attribute

Returns:

subgraph for the key attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type entity

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

addKeySubgraph

<X> Subgraph<? extends X> addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute,
                                         java.lang.Class<? extends X> type)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance. This allows for construction of multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types. Subclass subgraphs will automatically include the specified attributes of superclass subgraphs

Parameters:

attribute - attribute

type - entity subclass

Returns:

subgraph for the attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type entity

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

addKeySubgraph

<X> Subgraph<X> addKeySubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type. This allows for construction of multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types.

Parameters:

attributeName - name of the attribute

Returns:

subgraph for the key attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute is not an attribute of this entity.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

addKeySubgraph

<X> Subgraph<X> addKeySubgraph(java.lang.String attributeName,
                               java.lang.Class<X> type)

Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance. This allows for construction of multi-node entity graphs that include related managed types. Subclass subgraphs will include the specified attributes of superclass subgraphs

Parameters:

attributeName - name of the attribute

type - entity subclass

Returns:

subgraph for the attribute

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute is not an attribute of this entity.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute's target type is not a managed type

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this EntityGraph has been statically defined

getAttributeNodes

java.util.List<AttributeNode<?>> getAttributeNodes()

Return the attribute nodes corresponding to the attributes of this managed type that are included in the subgraph.

Returns:

list of attribute nodes included in the subgraph

getClassType

java.lang.Class<T> getClassType()

Return the type of for which this subgraph was defined.

Returns:

managed type referenced by the subgraph