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org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping

public Interface Association

extends Fetchable
Known Direct Subinterfaces
org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.EntityAssociationMapping
Imports
org.hibernate.sql.results.graph.Fetchable
Commonality for an association, mainly details relative to the foreign-key
Author
Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public ForeignKeyDescriptor
getForeignKeyDescriptor()

The descriptor, allowing access to column(s), etc

public ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature
getSideNature()

Indicates which "side" of the foreign-key this association describes

Inherited from org.hibernate.sql.results.graph.Fetchable:
asAttributeMappinggenerateFetchgetFetchableKeygetFetchableNamegetMappedFetchOptionsincrementFetchDepthisSelectableresolveCircularFetch

Method Detail

getForeignKeyDescriptorback to summary
public ForeignKeyDescriptor getForeignKeyDescriptor()

The descriptor, allowing access to column(s), etc

getSideNatureback to summary
public ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature getSideNature()

Indicates which "side" of the foreign-key this association describes