Interface ClassDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

NatureExtendable, PropertyHolder

All Known Subinterfaces:

XMLClassDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

AutomaticNamingTypeDescriptor, BaseDescriptor, BaseDescriptor, BindingDescriptor, BindingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlAutoNamingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlDescriptor, BindXmlNodeTypeDescriptor, CacheTypeMappingDescriptor, CenturyDescriptor, ClassChoiceDescriptor, ClassDescriptorImpl, ClassMappingAccessTypeDescriptor, ClassMappingDescriptor, ClassTypeDescriptor, ColumnDescriptor, ComponentBindingTypeChoiceDescriptor, ComponentBindingTypeDescriptor, ContainerDescriptor, ContentMemberTypeDescriptor, DateClassDescriptor, DateDescriptor, DateTimeDescriptor, DurationDescriptor, EnumBindingTypeDescriptor, EnumClassNameDescriptor, EnumerationDescriptor, EnumMemberDescriptor, ExcludeDescriptor, ExcludesDescriptor, FieldDescriptor, FieldHandlerDefDescriptor, FieldMappingCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldMappingDescriptor, FieldTypeCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldTypeDescriptor, FieldTypeVisibilityTypeDescriptor, ForcesDescriptor, GDayDescriptor, GMonthDayDescriptor, GMonthDescriptor, GYearDescriptor, GYearMonthDescriptor, IncludeDescriptor, IncludeTypeDescriptor, InterfaceDescriptor, KeyGeneratorDefDescriptor, LdapDescriptor, ListClassDescriptor, LocaleDescriptor, ManyToManyDescriptor, MappingRootDescriptor, MapToDescriptor, MonthDescriptor, NamedNativeQueryDescriptor, NamedQueryDescriptor, NamingTypeDescriptor, NamingXMLTypeDescriptor, OneToManyDescriptor, OneToOneDescriptor, PackageTypeChoiceDescriptor, PackageTypeDescriptor, ParamDescriptor, PkTypeDescriptor, PrimaryKeyDescriptor, PrimitivesClassDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, PropertyTypeDescriptor, QueryHintDescriptor, ReadonlyDirtyTypeDescriptor, RecurringDurationDescriptor, RootArrayDescriptor, SQLDateClassDescriptor, SqlDescriptor, SqlDirtyTypeDescriptor, SQLTimeClassDescriptor, SQLTimestampClassDescriptor, StringClassDescriptor, TableAccessModeTypeDescriptor, TableDescriptor, TimeDescriptor, TimeDurationDescriptor, TimePeriodDescriptor, VectorClassDescriptor, VisibilityTypeDescriptor, XMLClassDescriptorAdapter, XMLClassDescriptorImpl, YearDescriptor

public interface ClassDescriptor
extends PropertyHolder

Describes the properties of a class and its fields. Implementations will extend this interface to provide additional properties.

Version:

$Revision: 8725 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Assaf Arkin

See Also:

• FieldDescriptor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ClassDescriptor	getExtends()	Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.
FieldDescriptor[]	getFields()	Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.
FieldDescriptor	getIdentity()	Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.
Class<?>	getJavaClass()	Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.

Methods inherited from interface NatureExtendable

addNature, hasNature

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addNature(String nature)	Adds a specified nature.
boolean	hasNature(String nature)	Checks if a specified nature has been added.

Methods inherited from interface PropertyHolder

getProperty, setProperty

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getProperty(String name)	Get a property by its name.
void	setProperty(String name, Object value)	Set a property specified by the name to the passed value.

Method Details

getJavaClass

Class<?> getJavaClass()

Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.

Returns:

The Java class

getFields

FieldDescriptor[] getFields()

Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.

Returns:

A list of fields

getExtends

ClassDescriptor getExtends()

Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.

Returns:

The extended class descriptor

getIdentity

FieldDescriptor getIdentity()

Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.

Returns:

The identity field