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org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.structures

public Interface ArrayCollectionMapping

Known Direct Implementers: org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.foundation.AbstractCompositeCollectionMapping, org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.foundation.AbstractCompositeDirectCollectionMapping
Imports: org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession, .MergeManager, .ObjectChangeSet, org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.ContainerMapping

Interface used by the ArrayCollectionMappingHelper to interact with the assorted array collection mappings.

See Also: ArrayCollectionMappingHelper

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Object	buildAddedElementFromChangeSet(Object changeSet, MergeManager mergeManager, AbstractSession targetSession) Build and return a newly-added element based on the change set.
public Object	buildChangeSet(Object element, ObjectChangeSet owner, AbstractSession session) Build and return a change set for the specified element.
public Object	buildElementFromElement(Object element, MergeManager mergeManager, AbstractSession targetSession) Build and return a new element based on the specified element.
public Object	buildRemovedElementFromChangeSet(Object changeSet, MergeManager mergeManager, AbstractSession targetSession) Build and return a recently-removed element based on the change set.
public boolean	compareElements(Object element1, Object element2, AbstractSession session) Compare the non-null elements and return true if they are alike.
public boolean	compareElementsForChange(Object element1, Object element2, AbstractSession session) Compare the non-null elements and return true if they are alike.
public String	getAttributeName() Return the mapping's attribute name.
public Object	getRealCollectionAttributeValueFromObject(Object object, AbstractSession session) Return the attribute value from the specified object, unwrapping the value holder if necessary.
public boolean	mapKeyHasChanged(Object element, AbstractSession session) Return whether the element's user-defined Map key has changed since it was cloned from the original version.
public void	setRealAttributeValueInObject(Object object, Object attributeValue) Set the attribute value for the specified object, wrapping it in a value holder if necessary.

Inherited from org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.ContainerMapping:: getContainerPolicy setContainerPolicy useCollectionClass useCollectionClassName useListClassName useMapClass useMapClassName

Method Detail

buildAddedElementFromChangeSet	back to summary
public Object buildAddedElementFromChangeSet(Object changeSet, MergeManager mergeManager, AbstractSession targetSession) Build and return a newly-added element based on the change set.

buildChangeSet	back to summary
public Object buildChangeSet(Object element, ObjectChangeSet owner, AbstractSession session) Build and return a change set for the specified element.

buildElementFromElement	back to summary
public Object buildElementFromElement(Object element, MergeManager mergeManager, AbstractSession targetSession) Build and return a new element based on the specified element.

buildRemovedElementFromChangeSet	back to summary
public Object buildRemovedElementFromChangeSet(Object changeSet, MergeManager mergeManager, AbstractSession targetSession) Build and return a recently-removed element based on the change set.

compareElements	back to summary
public boolean compareElements(Object element1, Object element2, AbstractSession session) Compare the non-null elements and return true if they are alike.

compareElementsForChange	back to summary
public boolean compareElementsForChange(Object element1, Object element2, AbstractSession session) Compare the non-null elements and return true if they are alike. This is used to build a change record.

getAttributeName	back to summary
public String getAttributeName() Return the mapping's attribute name.

getRealCollectionAttributeValueFromObject	back to summary
public Object getRealCollectionAttributeValueFromObject(Object object, AbstractSession session) Return the attribute value from the specified object, unwrapping the value holder if necessary. If the value is null, build a new container.

mapKeyHasChanged	back to summary
public boolean mapKeyHasChanged(Object element, AbstractSession session) Return whether the element's user-defined Map key has changed since it was cloned from the original version.

setRealAttributeValueInObject	back to summary
public void setRealAttributeValueInObject(Object object, Object attributeValue) Set the attribute value for the specified object, wrapping it in a value holder if necessary.