org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.spi
Interface IEntity

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<IManagedType>, IManagedType

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaEntity

public interface IEntity
extends IManagedType

The external representation of the managed type that is annotated with @Entity.

Version:

2.3

Author:

Pascal Filion

Since:

2.3

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this entity.
IQuery	getNamedQuery(java.lang.String queryName) Returns the external form of the given named query;

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.spi.IManagedType

accept, getMappingNamed, getProvider, getType, mappings

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this entity.

Returns:

The non-default name or the short class name of this entity

getNamedQuery

IQuery getNamedQuery(java.lang.String queryName)

Returns the external form of the given named query;

Parameters:

queryName - The name of the JPQL query to retrieve

Returns:

The IQuery representing the JPQL query named with the given name; or null if none could be found