org.hibernate.id
Class ForeignGenerator

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.hibernate.id.ForeignGenerator
All Implemented Interfaces:
Configurable, IdentifierGenerator

public class ForeignGenerator
extends Object
implements IdentifierGenerator, Configurable

foreign

An Identifier generator that uses the value of the id property of an associated object

One mapping parameter is required: property.

Author:
Gavin King

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface org.hibernate.id.IdentifierGenerator
ENTITY_NAME
 
Constructor Summary
ForeignGenerator()
           
 
Method Summary
 void configure(Type type, Properties params, Dialect d)
          Configure this instance, given the value of parameters specified by the user as <param> elements.
 Serializable generate(SessionImplementor sessionImplementor, Object object)
          Generate a new identifier.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ForeignGenerator

public ForeignGenerator()
Method Detail

generate

public Serializable generate(SessionImplementor sessionImplementor,
                             Object object)
                      throws HibernateException
Description copied from interface: IdentifierGenerator
Generate a new identifier.

Specified by:
generate in interface IdentifierGenerator
object - the entity or toplevel collection for which the id is being generated
Returns:
a new identifier
Throws:
HibernateException
See Also:
IdentifierGenerator.generate(org.hibernate.engine.SessionImplementor, java.lang.Object)

configure

public void configure(Type type,
                      Properties params,
                      Dialect d)
               throws MappingException
Description copied from interface: Configurable
Configure this instance, given the value of parameters specified by the user as <param> elements. This method is called just once, following instantiation.

Specified by:
configure in interface Configurable
params - param values, keyed by parameter name
Throws:
MappingException
See Also:
Configurable.configure(org.hibernate.type.Type, java.util.Properties, org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect)