RelationalValueSource (Hibernate JavaDocs)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ColumnSource, DerivedValueSource
```
public interface RelationalValueSource
```
Unifying interface for ColumnSource and DerivedValueSource.

See Also:

ColumnSource, DerivedValueSource

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class RelationalValueSource.Nature

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getContainingTableName()`
`RelationalValueSource.Nature`	`getNature()`	Retrieve the nature of this relational value.

- Method Detail
  - getContainingTableName
```
java.lang.String getContainingTableName()
```
    Returns:
    
    returns the name of the table that contains this value.
  - getNature
```
RelationalValueSource.Nature getNature()
```
    Retrieve the nature of this relational value. Is it a column? Or is it a derived value (formula)?
    
    Returns:
    
    The nature.