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org.eclipse.persistence.indirection

public Interface ValueHolderInterface<T>

Known Direct Subinterfaces: org.eclipse.persistence.indirection.WeavedAttributeValueHolderInterface

Purpose: Interface to allow lazy loading of an object's relationships from the database.

See Also: ValueHolder, org.eclipse.persistence.internal.indirection.DatabaseValueHolder

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
public static final boolean	shouldToStringInstantiate Can be used to have transparent indirection toString instantiate the objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Object	clone() PUBLIC: Copy the value holder (but not its' reference, shallow).
public T	getValue() PUBLIC: Return the value.
public boolean	isInstantiated() PUBLIC: Return whether the contents have been read from the database.
public void	setValue(T value) PUBLIC: Set the value.

Field Detail

shouldToStringInstantiate	back to summary
public static final boolean shouldToStringInstantiate Can be used to have transparent indirection toString instantiate the objects.

Method Detail

clone	back to summary
public Object clone() PUBLIC: Copy the value holder (but not its' reference, shallow).

getValue	back to summary
public T getValue() PUBLIC: Return the value.

isInstantiated	back to summary
public boolean isInstantiated() PUBLIC: Return whether the contents have been read from the database. This is used periodically by the indirection policy to determine whether to trigger the database read.

setValue	back to summary
public void setValue(T value) PUBLIC: Set the value.