org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi

Interface IdentifierSource

All Superinterfaces:

ToolingHintContextContainer

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompositeIdentifierSource, IdentifierSourceAggregatedComposite, IdentifierSourceNonAggregatedComposite, IdentifierSourceSimple

public interface IdentifierSource
extends ToolingHintContextContainer

Contract describing source of identifier information for the entity.

Author:

Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IdentifierGeneratorDefinition	getIdentifierGeneratorDescriptor() Obtain the identifier generator source.
EntityIdentifierNature	getNature() Obtain the nature of this identifier source.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi.ToolingHintContextContainer

getToolingHintContext

Method Detail

getNature

EntityIdentifierNature getNature()

Obtain the nature of this identifier source.

Returns:

The identifier source's nature.

getIdentifierGeneratorDescriptor

IdentifierGeneratorDefinition getIdentifierGeneratorDescriptor()

Obtain the identifier generator source.

Returns:

The generator source.