Jakarta Persistence (JPA) Interface

jakarta.persistence.metamodel.CollectionAttribute<X,E>

Type Parameters:
<X> - The type the represented Collection belongs to
<E> - The element type of the represented Collection
Super Interfaces:
PluralAttribute<X,C,E> , Attribute<X,C> , Bindable<E>
Instances of the type CollectionAttribute represent persistent Collection<E> -valued attributes.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 2.0

Public Instance Methods

Class<T> getBindableJavaType ()
Return the Java type of the represented object.
If the bindable type of the object is PLURAL_ATTRIBUTE , the Java element type is returned. If the bindable type is SINGULAR_ATTRIBUTE or ENTITY_TYPE , the Java type of the represented entity or attribute is returned.
Inherited from Bindable<T>
Returns:
Java type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
BindableType getBindableType ()
Return the bindable type of the represented object.
Inherited from Bindable<T>
Returns:
bindable type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
CollectionType getCollectionType ()
Return the collection type.
Inherited from PluralAttribute<X,C,E>
Returns:
collection type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
ManagedType<X> getDeclaringType ()
Return the managed type representing the type in which the attribute was declared.
Inherited from Attribute<X,Y>
Returns:
declaring type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
Type<E> getElementType ()
Return the type representing the element type of the collection.
Inherited from PluralAttribute<X,C,E>
Returns:
element type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
Member getJavaMember ()
Return the Member for the represented attribute.
Inherited from Attribute<X,Y>
Returns:
corresponding Member .
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
Class<Y> getJavaType ()
Return the Java type of the represented attribute.
Inherited from Attribute<X,Y>
Returns:
Java type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
String getName ()
Return the name of the attribute.
Inherited from Attribute<X,Y>
Returns:
name.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
PersistentAttributeType getPersistentAttributeType ()
Return the persistent attribute type for the attribute.
Inherited from Attribute<X,Y>
Returns:
persistent attribute type.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0
boolean isAssociation ()
Is the attribute an association.
Inherited from Attribute<X,Y>
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 ).
Inherited from Attribute<X,Y>
Returns:
boolean indicating whether the attribute is collection-valued.
Since:
Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0