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javax.persistence.metamodel
Interface PluralAttribute<X,C,E>

Type Parameters:
X - The type the represented collection belongs to
C - The type of the represented collection
E - The element type of the represented collection
All Superinterfaces:
Attribute<X,C>, Bindable<E>
All Known Subinterfaces:
CollectionAttribute<X,E>, ListAttribute<X,E>, MapAttribute<X,K,V>, SetAttribute<X,E>

public interface PluralAttribute<X,C,E>
extends Attribute<X,C>, Bindable<E>

Instances of the type PluralAttribute represent persistent collection-valued attributes.

Since:
Java Persistence 2.0

Nested Class Summary
static class PluralAttribute.CollectionType
           
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute
Attribute.PersistentAttributeType
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable
Bindable.BindableType
 
Method Summary
 PluralAttribute.CollectionType getCollectionType()
          Return the collection type.
 Type<E> getElementType()
          Return the type representing the element type of the collection.
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute
getDeclaringType, getJavaMember, getJavaType, getName, getPersistentAttributeType, isAssociation, isCollection
 
Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.metamodel.Bindable
getBindableJavaType, getBindableType
 

Method Detail

getCollectionType

PluralAttribute.CollectionType getCollectionType()
Return the collection type.

Returns:
collection type

getElementType

Type<E> getElementType()
Return the type representing the element type of the collection.

Returns:
element type

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