org.hibernate.type

Interface VersionType<T>

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinaryType, ByteType, CalendarType, CustomType, DbTimestampType, InstantType, IntegerType, LocalDateTimeType, LongType, OffsetDateTimeType, RowVersionType, ShortType, TimestampType, ZonedDateTimeType

public interface VersionType<T>
extends Type

Additional contract for types which may be used to version (and optimistic lock) data.

Author:

Gavin King, Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Comparator<T>	getComparator() Get a comparator for version values.
T	next(T current, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Increment the version.
T	seed(SharedSessionContractImplementor session) Generate an initial version.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.type.Type

assemble, beforeAssemble, compare, deepCopy, defaultSizes, dictatedSizes, disassemble, getColumnSpan, getHashCode, getHashCode, getName, getReturnedClass, getSemiResolvedType, hydrate, isAnyType, isAssociationType, isCollectionType, isComponentType, isDirty, isDirty, isEntityType, isEqual, isEqual, isModified, isMutable, isSame, nullSafeGet, nullSafeGet, nullSafeSet, nullSafeSet, replace, replace, resolve, resolve, semiResolve, sqlTypes, toColumnNullness, toLoggableString

Method Detail

seed

T seed(SharedSessionContractImplementor session)

Generate an initial version.

Parameters:

session - The session from which this request originates.

Returns:

an instance of the type

next

T next(T current,
       SharedSessionContractImplementor session)

Increment the version.

Parameters:

session - The session from which this request originates.

current - the current version

Returns:

an instance of the type

getComparator

Comparator<T> getComparator()

Get a comparator for version values.

Returns:

The comparator to use to compare different version values.