Jakarta Persistence (JPA) Interface

jakarta.persistence.metamodel.Attribute<X,Y>

Type Parameters:
<Y> - The type of the represented attribute
<X> - The represented type that contains the attribute
Represents an attribute of a Java type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 2.0

Public Instance Methods

ManagedType<X> getDeclaringType()
Return the managed type representing the type in which the attribute was declared.
Returns:
declaring type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
Member getJavaMember()
Return the Member for the represented attribute.
Returns:
corresponding Member.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
Class<Y> getJavaType()
Return the Java type of the represented attribute.
Returns:
Java type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
String getName()
Return the name of the attribute.
Returns:
name.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
PersistentAttributeType getPersistentAttributeType()
Return the persistent attribute type for the attribute.
Returns:
persistent attribute type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
boolean isAssociation()
Is the attribute an association.
Returns:
boolean indicating whether the attribute corresponds to an association.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
boolean isCollection()
Is the attribute collection-valued (represents a Collection, Set, List, or Map).
Returns:
boolean indicating whether the attribute is collection-valued.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0