Interface AttributeNode<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the attribute.

public interface AttributeNode<T>

Represents an attribute node of an entity graph.

Since:

2.1

See Also:

• EntityGraph
• Subgraph
• NamedAttributeNode

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Attribute<?,T>	getAttribute()	The attribute from which this branch of the graph or subgraph is forked.
String	getAttributeName()	Return the name of the attribute corresponding to the attribute node.
Map<Class<?>, Subgraph<?>>	getKeySubgraphs()	Return a map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node's map key.
Map<Class<?>, Subgraph<?>>	getSubgraphs()	Return a map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node.

Method Details

getAttributeName

String getAttributeName()

Return the name of the attribute corresponding to the attribute node.

Returns:

name of the attribute

getAttribute

Attribute<?,T> getAttribute()

The attribute from which this branch of the graph or subgraph is forked.

Returns:

The metamodel object representing the graphed attribute

Since:

4.0

getSubgraphs

Map<Class<?>, Subgraph<?>> getSubgraphs()

Return a map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node.

Returns:

a Map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node or an empty Map if none have been defined

getKeySubgraphs

Map<Class<?>, Subgraph<?>> getKeySubgraphs()

Return a map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node's map key.

Returns:

a Map of subgraphs associated with this attribute node's map key or an empty Map if none have been defined