Module org.eclipse.persistence.core

Package org.eclipse.persistence.mappings

Class TypedAssociation

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.Association

org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.TypedAssociation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Map.Entry

Direct Known Subclasses:

InteractionArgument, QueryArgument, TypeMapping

public class TypedAssociation
extends Association

Purpose: Generic association object. This can be used to map hashtable/map containers where the key and value are non-typed primitives.

Since:

TOPLink/Java 3.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Class<?>	keyType
protected Class<?>	valueType

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.Association

key, value

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TypedAssociation()	Default constructor.
TypedAssociation(Object key, Object value)	PUBLIC: Create an association.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<?>	getKeyType()	PUBLIC: Return the class of the key.
Class<?>	getValueType()	PUBLIC: Return the class of the value.
void	postBuild(DescriptorEvent event)	INTERNAL: Handler for the descriptor post build event.
void	setKeyType(Class<?> keyType)	PUBLIC: Set the class of the key.
void	setValueType(Class<?> valueType)	PUBLIC: Set the class of the value.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.Association

getKey, getValue, setKey, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map.Entry

equals, hashCode

Field Details

keyType

protected Class<?> keyType

valueType

protected Class<?> valueType

Constructor Details

TypedAssociation

public TypedAssociation()

Default constructor.

TypedAssociation

public TypedAssociation(Object key,
 Object value)

PUBLIC: Create an association.

Method Details

getKeyType

public Class<?> getKeyType()

PUBLIC: Return the class of the key.

getValueType

public Class<?> getValueType()

PUBLIC: Return the class of the value.

postBuild

public void postBuild(DescriptorEvent event)

INTERNAL: Handler for the descriptor post build event. Convert the key and values to their appropriate type.

setKeyType

public void setKeyType(Class<?> keyType)

PUBLIC: Set the class of the key.

setValueType

public void setValueType(Class<?> valueType)

PUBLIC: Set the class of the value.