org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi

Class AttributeRole

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi.AbstractAttributeKey

org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi.AttributeRole

public class AttributeRole
extends AbstractAttributeKey

An attribute role is, generally speaking, the path of attribute names back to a "root" (which is either an entity or a persistent collection). The name of this root typically is included in the path.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static char	DELIMITER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AttributeRole(String base)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AttributeRole	append(String property) Creates a new AbstractAttributeKey by appending the passed part.
protected char	getDelimiter()
AttributeRole	getParent() Access to the parent part

Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi.AbstractAttributeKey

equals, getDepth, getFullPath, getProperty, hashCode, isCollectionElement, isPartOfCollectionElement, isRoot, stripCollectionElementMarker, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DELIMITER

public static final char DELIMITER

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AttributeRole

public AttributeRole(String base)

Method Detail

getDelimiter

protected char getDelimiter()

Specified by:

getDelimiter in class AbstractAttributeKey

append

public AttributeRole append(String property)

Description copied from class: AbstractAttributeKey

Creates a new AbstractAttributeKey by appending the passed part.

Specified by:

append in class AbstractAttributeKey

Parameters:

property - The part to append

Returns:

The new AbstractAttributeKey

getParent

public AttributeRole getParent()

Description copied from class: AbstractAttributeKey

Access to the parent part

Overrides:

getParent in class AbstractAttributeKey

Returns:

the parent part