org.hibernate.tuple.component
Interface ComponentTuplizer

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Tuplizer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComponentTuplizer, Dom4jComponentTuplizer, DynamicMapComponentTuplizer, PojoComponentTuplizer

public interface ComponentTuplizer
extends Tuplizer, java.io.Serializable

Defines further responsibilities reagarding tuplization based on a mapped components.

Author:

Gavin King, Steve Ebersole

getParent

java.lang.Object getParent(java.lang.Object component)

Retreive the current value of the parent property.

Parameters:

component - The component instance from which to extract the parent property value.

Returns:

The current value of the parent property.

setParent

void setParent(java.lang.Object component,
               java.lang.Object parent,
               SessionFactoryImplementor factory)

Set the value of the parent property.

Parameters:

component - The component instance on which to set the parent.

parent - The parent to be set on the comonent.

factory - The current session factory.

hasParentProperty

boolean hasParentProperty()

Does the component managed by this tuuplizer contain a parent property?

Returns:

True if the component does contain a parent property; false otherwise.

isMethodOf

boolean isMethodOf(java.lang.reflect.Method method)

Is the given method available via the managed component as a property getter?

Parameters:

method - The method which to check against the managed component.

Returns:

True if the managed component is available from the managed component; else false.