org.hibernate.metamodel.domain
Interface Hierarchical

All Superinterfaces:

AttributeContainer, Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAttributeContainer, Component, Entity, NonEntity, Superclass

public interface Hierarchical
extends AttributeContainer

Additional contract for things that can occur in an inheritance hierarchy (specifically ones we would need to traverse).

Method Summary

Hierarchical

getSuperType() Retrieve the super type.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.metamodel.domain.AttributeContainer

attributes, createBag, createComponentAttribute, createList, createMap, createSet, createSingularAttribute, createVirtualSingularAttribute, getRoleBaseName, locateAttribute, locateBag, locateComponentAttribute, locateList, locateMap, locatePluralAttribute, locateSet, locateSingularAttribute

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.metamodel.domain.Type

getClassName, getClassReference, getClassReferenceUnresolved, getName, isAssociation, isComponent

Method Detail

getSuperType

Hierarchical getSuperType()

Retrieve the super type.

Returns:

The super type, or null if no super type.