Interface ManagedType<X>

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      Attribute<? super X,​?> getAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      java.util.Set<Attribute<? super X,​?>> getAttributes()
      Return the attributes of the managed type.
      CollectionAttribute<? super X,​?> getCollection​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <E> CollectionAttribute<? super X,​E> getCollection​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
      Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
      Attribute<X,​?> getDeclaredAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      java.util.Set<Attribute<X,​?>> getDeclaredAttributes()
      Return the attributes declared by the managed type.
      CollectionAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredCollection​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <E> CollectionAttribute<X,​E> getDeclaredCollection​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
      Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
      ListAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredList​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <E> ListAttribute<X,​E> getDeclaredList​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
      Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
      MapAttribute<X,​?,​?> getDeclaredMap​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <K,​V>
      MapAttribute<X,​K,​V>
      getDeclaredMap​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<K> keyType, java.lang.Class<V> valueType)
      Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.
      java.util.Set<PluralAttribute<X,​?,​?>> getDeclaredPluralAttributes()
      Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) declared by the managed type.
      SetAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredSet​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <E> SetAttribute<X,​E> getDeclaredSet​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
      Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
      SingularAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <Y> SingularAttribute<X,​Y> getDeclaredSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<Y> type)
      Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.
      java.util.Set<SingularAttribute<X,​?>> getDeclaredSingularAttributes()
      Return the single-valued attributes declared by the managed type.
      ListAttribute<? super X,​?> getList​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <E> ListAttribute<? super X,​E> getList​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
      Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
      MapAttribute<? super X,​?,​?> getMap​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <K,​V>
      MapAttribute<? super X,​K,​V>
      getMap​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<K> keyType, java.lang.Class<V> valueType)
      Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.
      java.util.Set<PluralAttribute<? super X,​?,​?>> getPluralAttributes()
      Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) of the managed type.
      SetAttribute<? super X,​?> getSet​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <E> SetAttribute<? super X,​E> getSet​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
      Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
      SingularAttribute<? super X,​?> getSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
      Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
      <Y> SingularAttribute<? super X,​Y> getSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<Y> type)
      Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.
      java.util.Set<SingularAttribute<? super X,​?>> getSingularAttributes()
      Return the single-valued attributes of the managed type.
    • Method Detail

      • getAttributes

        java.util.Set<Attribute<? super X,​?>> getAttributes()
        Return the attributes of the managed type.
        Returns:
        attributes of the managed type
      • getDeclaredAttributes

        java.util.Set<Attribute<X,​?>> getDeclaredAttributes()
        Return the attributes declared by the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared attributes.
        Returns:
        declared attributes of the managed type
      • getSingularAttribute

        <Y> SingularAttribute<? super X,​Y> getSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name,
                                                                      java.lang.Class<Y> type)
        Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        type - the type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        single-valued attribute with given name and type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredSingularAttribute

        <Y> SingularAttribute<X,​Y> getDeclaredSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name,
                                                                      java.lang.Class<Y> type)
        Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        type - the type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared single-valued attribute of the given name and type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type
      • getSingularAttributes

        java.util.Set<SingularAttribute<? super X,​?>> getSingularAttributes()
        Return the single-valued attributes of the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no single-valued attributes.
        Returns:
        single-valued attributes
      • getDeclaredSingularAttributes

        java.util.Set<SingularAttribute<X,​?>> getDeclaredSingularAttributes()
        Return the single-valued attributes declared by the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared single-valued attributes.
        Returns:
        declared single-valued attributes
      • getCollection

        <E> CollectionAttribute<? super X,​E> getCollection​(java.lang.String name,
                                                                 java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
        Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        elementType - the element type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        CollectionAttribute of the given name and element type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredCollection

        <E> CollectionAttribute<X,​E> getDeclaredCollection​(java.lang.String name,
                                                                 java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
        Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        elementType - the element type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared CollectionAttribute of the given name and element type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type
      • getSet

        <E> SetAttribute<? super X,​E> getSet​(java.lang.String name,
                                                   java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
        Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        elementType - the element type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        SetAttribute of the given name and element type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredSet

        <E> SetAttribute<X,​E> getDeclaredSet​(java.lang.String name,
                                                   java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
        Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        elementType - the element type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared SetAttribute of the given name and element type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type
      • getList

        <E> ListAttribute<? super X,​E> getList​(java.lang.String name,
                                                     java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
        Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        elementType - the element type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        ListAttribute of the given name and element type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredList

        <E> ListAttribute<X,​E> getDeclaredList​(java.lang.String name,
                                                     java.lang.Class<E> elementType)
        Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        elementType - the element type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared ListAttribute of the given name and element type
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type
      • getMap

        <K,​V> MapAttribute<? super X,​K,​V> getMap​(java.lang.String name,
                                                                   java.lang.Class<K> keyType,
                                                                   java.lang.Class<V> valueType)
        Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        keyType - the key type of the represented attribute
        valueType - the value type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        MapAttribute of the given name and key and value types
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredMap

        <K,​V> MapAttribute<X,​K,​V> getDeclaredMap​(java.lang.String name,
                                                                   java.lang.Class<K> keyType,
                                                                   java.lang.Class<V> valueType)
        Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name and Java key and value types.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        keyType - the key type of the represented attribute
        valueType - the value type of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared MapAttribute of the given name and key and value types
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name and type is not declared in the managed type
      • getPluralAttributes

        java.util.Set<PluralAttribute<? super X,​?,​?>> getPluralAttributes()
        Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) of the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no multi-valued attributes.
        Returns:
        Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes
      • getDeclaredPluralAttributes

        java.util.Set<PluralAttribute<X,​?,​?>> getDeclaredPluralAttributes()
        Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes) declared by the managed type. Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared multi-valued attributes.
        Returns:
        declared Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes
      • getAttribute

        Attribute<? super X,​?> getAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        attribute with given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredAttribute

        Attribute<X,​?> getDeclaredAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        attribute with given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type
      • getSingularAttribute

        SingularAttribute<? super X,​?> getSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the single-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        single-valued attribute with the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredSingularAttribute

        SingularAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredSingularAttribute​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the single-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared single-valued attribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type
      • getCollection

        CollectionAttribute<? super X,​?> getCollection​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the Collection-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        CollectionAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredCollection

        CollectionAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredCollection​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the Collection-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared CollectionAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type
      • getSet

        SetAttribute<? super X,​?> getSet​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the Set-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        SetAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredSet

        SetAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredSet​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared SetAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type
      • getList

        ListAttribute<? super X,​?> getList​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        ListAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredList

        ListAttribute<X,​?> getDeclaredList​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared ListAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type
      • getMap

        MapAttribute<? super X,​?,​?> getMap​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        MapAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not present in the managed type
      • getDeclaredMap

        MapAttribute<X,​?,​?> getDeclaredMap​(java.lang.String name)
        Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
        Parameters:
        name - the name of the represented attribute
        Returns:
        declared MapAttribute of the given name
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if attribute of the given name is not declared in the managed type