org.hibernate.metamodel.binding
Interface AssociationAttributeBinding

All Superinterfaces:

AttributeBinding

All Known Subinterfaces:

PluralAttributeBinding, SingularAssociationAttributeBinding

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPluralAttributeBinding, BagBinding, ManyToOneAttributeBinding, SetBinding

public interface AssociationAttributeBinding
extends AttributeBinding

Contract describing a binding for attributes which model associations.

Method Summary

CascadeStyle	getCascadeStyle() Obtain the cascade style in effect for this association.
FetchMode	getFetchMode() Deprecated.
FetchStyle	getFetchStyle()
FetchTiming	getFetchTiming()
void	setCascadeStyles(Iterable<CascadeStyle> cascadeStyles) Set the cascade styles in effect for this association.
void	setFetchStyle(FetchStyle fetchStyle)
void	setFetchTiming(FetchTiming fetchTiming)

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.AttributeBinding

addEntityReferencingAttributeBinding, getAttribute, getContainer, getEntityReferencingAttributeBindings, getHibernateTypeDescriptor, getMetaAttributeContext, getPropertyAccessorName, isAlternateUniqueKey, isAssociation, isBasicPropertyAccessor, isIncludedInOptimisticLocking, isLazy, setIncludedInOptimisticLocking, setPropertyAccessorName, validate

Method Detail

getCascadeStyle

CascadeStyle getCascadeStyle()

Obtain the cascade style in effect for this association.

Returns:

The (potentially aggregated) cascade style.

setCascadeStyles

void setCascadeStyles(Iterable<CascadeStyle> cascadeStyles)

Set the cascade styles in effect for this association.

Parameters:

cascadeStyles - The cascade styles.

getFetchTiming

FetchTiming getFetchTiming()

setFetchTiming

void setFetchTiming(FetchTiming fetchTiming)

getFetchStyle

FetchStyle getFetchStyle()

setFetchStyle

void setFetchStyle(FetchStyle fetchStyle)

getFetchMode

@Deprecated
FetchMode getFetchMode()

Deprecated.

Temporary. Needed for integration with legacy org.hibernate.mapping configuration of persisters.