org.hibernate.property.access.spi

Interface Getter

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

EnhancedGetterMethodImpl, GetterFieldImpl, GetterMethodImpl, PropertyAccessMapImpl.GetterImpl

public interface Getter
extends Serializable

The contract for getting value for a persistent property from its container/owner

Author:

Gavin King, Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	get(Object owner) Get the property value from the given owner instance.
Object	getForInsert(Object owner, Map mergeMap, SessionImplementor session) Get the property value from the given owner instance.
Member	getMember() Retrieve the member to which this property maps.
Method	getMethod() Retrieve the getter-method.
String	getMethodName() Retrieve the getter-method name.
Class	getReturnType() Retrieve the declared Java type

Method Detail

get

Object get(Object owner)

Get the property value from the given owner instance.

Parameters:

owner - The instance containing the property value to be retrieved.

Returns:

The extracted value.

Throws:

HibernateException

getForInsert

Object getForInsert(Object owner,
                    Map mergeMap,
                    SessionImplementor session)

Get the property value from the given owner instance.

Parameters:

owner - The instance containing the value to be retreived.

mergeMap - a map of merged persistent instances to detached instances

session - The session from which this request originated.

Returns:

The extracted value.

Throws:

HibernateException

getReturnType

Class getReturnType()

Retrieve the declared Java type

Returns:

The declared java type.

getMember

Member getMember()

Retrieve the member to which this property maps. This might be the field or it might be the getter method.

Optional operation (may return null)

Returns:

The mapped member, or null.

getMethodName

String getMethodName()

Retrieve the getter-method name.

Optional operation (may return null)

Returns:

The name of the getter method, or null.

getMethod

Method getMethod()

Retrieve the getter-method.

Optional operation (may return null)

Returns:

The getter method, or null.