org.hibernate

Interface TypeHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeLocatorImpl

public interface TypeHelper

Provides access to the various Type instances associated with the SessionFactory.

This is intended for use by application developers.

Author:

Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Type	any(Type metaType, Type identifierType) Retrieve the type representing an ANY mapping.
BasicType	basic(Class javaType) Convenience form of basic(String).
BasicType	basic(String name) Retrieve the basic type registered against the given name.
Type	custom(Class userTypeClass) Retrieve the type for the given user-type class (UserType or CompositeUserType).
Type	custom(Class userTypeClass, Properties properties) Retrieve the type for the given user-type class (UserType or CompositeUserType).
Type	entity(Class entityClass) Retrieve a type representing the given entity.
Type	entity(String entityName) Retrieve a type representing the given entity.
Type	heuristicType(String name) Uses heuristics to deduce the proper Type given a string naming the type or Java class.

Method Detail

basic

BasicType basic(String name)

Retrieve the basic type registered against the given name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the basic type to retrieve

Returns:

The basic type, or null.

basic

BasicType basic(Class javaType)

Convenience form of basic(String). The intended use of this is something like basic(Integer.class) or basic(int.class)

Parameters:

javaType - The java type for which to retrieve the type instance.

Returns:

The basic type, or null.

heuristicType

Type heuristicType(String name)

Uses heuristics to deduce the proper Type given a string naming the type or Java class.

See TypeResolver.heuristicType(java.lang.String) for a discussion of the heuristic algorithm.

Parameters:

name - The name of the type or Java class

Returns:

The deduced type, or null.

See Also:

TypeResolver.heuristicType(java.lang.String)

entity

Type entity(Class entityClass)

Retrieve a type representing the given entity.

Parameters:

entityClass - The entity Java type.

Returns:

The type, or null

entity

Type entity(String entityName)

Retrieve a type representing the given entity.

Parameters:

entityName - The entity name.

Returns:

The type, or null

custom

Type custom(Class userTypeClass)

Retrieve the type for the given user-type class (UserType or CompositeUserType).

Parameters:

userTypeClass - The user type class

Returns:

The type, or null

custom

Type custom(Class userTypeClass,
            Properties properties)

Retrieve the type for the given user-type class (UserType or CompositeUserType).

Parameters:

userTypeClass - The user type class

properties - Configuration properties.

Returns:

The type, or null

any

Type any(Type metaType,
         Type identifierType)

Retrieve the type representing an ANY mapping.

Parameters:

metaType - The meta type for the ANY

identifierType - The identifier type for the ANY

Returns:

The type, or null