org.hibernate.metamodel.source.binder
Interface IdentifierSource

All Known Subinterfaces:

ComponentIdentifierSource, SimpleIdentifierSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleIdentifierSourceImpl

public interface IdentifierSource

Contract describing source of identifier information for the entity.

Nested Class Summary

static class

IdentifierSource.Nature

Method Summary

IdGenerator	getIdentifierGeneratorDescriptor() Obtain the identifier generator source.
IdentifierSource.Nature	getNature() Obtain the nature of this identifier source.

Method Detail

getIdentifierGeneratorDescriptor

IdGenerator getIdentifierGeneratorDescriptor()

Obtain the identifier generator source.

Returns:

The generator source.

getNature

IdentifierSource.Nature getNature()

Obtain the nature of this identifier source.

Returns:

The identifier source's nature.