Package javax.persistence.metamodel
Interface Metamodel
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public interface MetamodelProvides access to the metamodel of persistent entities in the persistence unit.- Since:
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description <X> EmbeddableType<X>embeddable(java.lang.Class<X> cls)Return the metamodel embeddable type representing the embeddable class.<X> EntityType<X>entity(java.lang.Class<X> cls)Return the metamodel entity type representing the entity.java.util.Set<EmbeddableType<?>>getEmbeddables()Return the metamodel embeddable types.java.util.Set<EntityType<?>>getEntities()Return the metamodel entity types.java.util.Set<ManagedType<?>>getManagedTypes()Return the metamodel managed types.<X> ManagedType<X>managedType(java.lang.Class<X> cls)Return the metamodel managed type representing the entity, mapped superclass, or embeddable class.
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Method Detail
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entity
<X> EntityType<X> entity(java.lang.Class<X> cls)
Return the metamodel entity type representing the entity.- Parameters:
cls- the type of the represented entity- Returns:
- the metamodel entity type
- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException- if not an entity
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managedType
<X> ManagedType<X> managedType(java.lang.Class<X> cls)
Return the metamodel managed type representing the entity, mapped superclass, or embeddable class.- Parameters:
cls- the type of the represented managed class- Returns:
- the metamodel managed type
- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException- if not a managed class
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embeddable
<X> EmbeddableType<X> embeddable(java.lang.Class<X> cls)
Return the metamodel embeddable type representing the embeddable class.- Parameters:
cls- the type of the represented embeddable class- Returns:
- the metamodel embeddable type
- Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException- if not an embeddable class
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getManagedTypes
java.util.Set<ManagedType<?>> getManagedTypes()
Return the metamodel managed types.- Returns:
- the metamodel managed types
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getEntities
java.util.Set<EntityType<?>> getEntities()
Return the metamodel entity types.- Returns:
- the metamodel entity types
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getEmbeddables
java.util.Set<EmbeddableType<?>> getEmbeddables()
Return the metamodel embeddable types. Returns empty set if there are no embeddable types.- Returns:
- the metamodel embeddable types
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