Java Persistence API 2.2 · javax.persistence.metamodel.Metamodel

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public <X> EmbeddableType<X>	Returns: the metamodel embeddable type embeddable(Class<X> the type of the represented embeddable class cls) Return the metamodel embeddable type representing the embeddable class.
public <X> EntityType<X>	Returns: the metamodel entity type entity(Class<X> the type of the represented entity cls) Return the metamodel entity type representing the entity.
public Set<EmbeddableType<?>>	Returns: the metamodel embeddable types getEmbeddables() Return the metamodel embeddable types.
public Set<EntityType<?>>	Returns: the metamodel entity types getEntities() Return the metamodel entity types.
public Set<ManagedType<?>>	Returns: the metamodel managed types getManagedTypes() Return the metamodel managed types.
public <X> ManagedType<X>	Returns: the metamodel managed type managedType(Class<X> the type of the represented managed class cls) Return the metamodel managed type representing the entity, mapped superclass, or embeddable class.

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embeddable	back to summary
public <X> EmbeddableType<X> embeddable(Class<X> cls) Return the metamodel embeddable type representing the embeddable class. Parameters cls:Class<X> the type of the represented embeddable class Returns:EmbeddableType<X> the metamodel embeddable type Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if not an embeddable class

embeddable

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public <X> EmbeddableType<X> embeddable(Class<X> cls)

Return the metamodel embeddable type representing the embeddable class.

Parameters

cls:Class<X>: the type of the represented embeddable class

Returns:EmbeddableType<X>

the metamodel embeddable type

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if not an embeddable class

entity	back to summary
public <X> EntityType<X> entity(Class<X> cls) Return the metamodel entity type representing the entity. Parameters cls:Class<X> the type of the represented entity Returns:EntityType<X> the metamodel entity type Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if not an entity

entity

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public <X> EntityType<X> entity(Class<X> cls)

Return the metamodel entity type representing the entity.

Parameters

cls:Class<X>: the type of the represented entity

Returns:EntityType<X>

the metamodel entity type

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if not an entity

getEmbeddables	back to summary
public Set<EmbeddableType<?>> getEmbeddables() Return the metamodel embeddable types. Returns empty set if there are no embeddable types. Returns:Set<EmbeddableType<?>> the metamodel embeddable types

getEmbeddables

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public Set<EmbeddableType<?>> getEmbeddables()

Return the metamodel embeddable types. Returns empty set if there are no embeddable types.

Returns:Set<EmbeddableType<?>>: the metamodel embeddable types

getEntities	back to summary
public Set<EntityType<?>> getEntities() Return the metamodel entity types. Returns:Set<EntityType<?>> the metamodel entity types

getEntities

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public Set<EntityType<?>> getEntities()

Return the metamodel entity types.

Returns:Set<EntityType<?>>: the metamodel entity types

getManagedTypes	back to summary
public Set<ManagedType<?>> getManagedTypes() Return the metamodel managed types. Returns:Set<ManagedType<?>> the metamodel managed types

getManagedTypes

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public Set<ManagedType<?>> getManagedTypes()

Return the metamodel managed types.

Returns:Set<ManagedType<?>>: the metamodel managed types

managedType	back to summary
public <X> ManagedType<X> managedType(Class<X> cls) Return the metamodel managed type representing the entity, mapped superclass, or embeddable class. Parameters cls:Class<X> the type of the represented managed class Returns:ManagedType<X> the metamodel managed type Exceptions IllegalArgumentException: if not a managed class

managedType

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public <X> ManagedType<X> managedType(Class<X> cls)

Return the metamodel managed type representing the entity, mapped superclass, or embeddable class.

Parameters

cls:Class<X>: the type of the represented managed class

Returns:ManagedType<X>

the metamodel managed type

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:: if not a managed class

public Interface Metamodel

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