org.springframework.data.relational.core.mapping

Interface RelationalPersistentProperty

All Superinterfaces:

PersistentProperty<RelationalPersistentProperty>

public interface RelationalPersistentProperty
extends PersistentProperty<RelationalPersistentProperty>

A PersistentProperty with methods for additional JDBC/RDBMS related meta data.

Author:

Jens Schauder, Oliver Gierke

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getColumnName() Returns the name of the column backing this property.
Class<?>	getColumnType() The type to be used to store this property in the database.
String	getKeyColumn()
RelationalPersistentEntity<?>	getOwner()
String	getReverseColumnName()
boolean	isOrdered() Returns whether this property is an ordered property.
boolean	isQualified() Returns if this property is a qualified property, i.e. a property referencing multiple elements that can get picked by a key or an index.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty

findAnnotation, findPropertyOrOwnerAnnotation, getActualType, getAssociation, getAssociationTargetType, getComponentType, getField, getGetter, getMapValueType, getName, getPersistentEntityTypes, getRawType, getRequiredAnnotation, getRequiredAssociation, getRequiredField, getRequiredGetter, getRequiredSetter, getRequiredWither, getSetter, getSpelExpression, getType, getTypeInformation, getWither, hasActualTypeAnnotation, isAnnotationPresent, isArray, isAssociation, isCollectionLike, isEntity, isIdProperty, isImmutable, isMap, isTransient, isVersionProperty, isWritable, usePropertyAccess

Method Detail

getColumnName

String getColumnName()

Returns the name of the column backing this property.

Returns:

the name of the column backing this property.

getColumnType

Class<?> getColumnType()

The type to be used to store this property in the database.

Returns:

a Class that is suitable for usage with JDBC drivers.

getOwner

RelationalPersistentEntity<?> getOwner()

Specified by:

getOwner in interface PersistentProperty<RelationalPersistentProperty>

getReverseColumnName

String getReverseColumnName()

getKeyColumn

@Nullable
String getKeyColumn()

isQualified

boolean isQualified()

Returns if this property is a qualified property, i.e. a property referencing multiple elements that can get picked by a key or an index.

isOrdered

boolean isOrdered()

Returns whether this property is an ordered property.