org.hibernate.type
Class MetaType

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.hibernate.type.AbstractType
      extended by org.hibernate.type.MetaType
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Type

public class MetaType
extends AbstractType

Author:
Gavin King
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
MetaType(Map values, Type baseType)
           
 
Method Summary
 Object deepCopy(Object value, EntityMode entityMode, SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
          Return a deep copy of the persistent state, stopping at entities and at collections.
 Object fromXMLNode(org.dom4j.Node xml, Mapping factory)
          Parse the XML representation of an instance.
 Object fromXMLString(String xml, Mapping factory)
           
 int getColumnSpan(Mapping mapping)
          How many columns are used to persist this type.
 String getName()
          Returns the abbreviated name of the type.
 Class getReturnedClass()
          The class returned by nullSafeGet() methods.
 boolean isDirty(Object old, Object current, boolean[] checkable, SessionImplementor session)
          Should the parent be considered dirty, given both the old and current field or element value?
 boolean isMutable()
          Are objects of this type mutable.
 Object nullSafeGet(ResultSet rs, String[] names, SessionImplementor session, Object owner)
          Retrieve an instance of the mapped class from a JDBC resultset.
 Object nullSafeGet(ResultSet rs, String name, SessionImplementor session, Object owner)
          Retrieve an instance of the mapped class from a JDBC resultset.
 void nullSafeSet(PreparedStatement st, Object value, int index, boolean[] settable, SessionImplementor session)
          Write an instance of the mapped class to a prepared statement, ignoring some columns.
 void nullSafeSet(PreparedStatement st, Object value, int index, SessionImplementor session)
          Write an instance of the mapped class to a prepared statement.
 Object replace(Object original, Object target, SessionImplementor session, Object owner, Map copyCache)
          During merge, replace the existing (target) value in the entity we are merging to with a new (original) value from the detached entity we are merging.
 void setToXMLNode(org.dom4j.Node node, Object value, SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
          A representation of the value to be embedded in an XML element.
 int[] sqlTypes(Mapping mapping)
          Return the SQL type codes for the columns mapped by this type.
 boolean[] toColumnNullness(Object value, Mapping mapping)
          Given an instance of the type, return an array of boolean, indicating which mapped columns would be null.
 String toLoggableString(Object value, SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
          A representation of the value to be embedded in a log file.
 String toXMLString(Object value, SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.hibernate.type.AbstractType
assemble, beforeAssemble, compare, disassemble, getHashCode, getHashCode, getSemiResolvedType, hydrate, isAnyType, isAssociationType, isCollectionType, isComponentType, isDirty, isEntityType, isEqual, isEqual, isModified, isSame, isXMLElement, replace, replaceNode, resolve, semiResolve
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

MetaType

public MetaType(Map values,
                Type baseType)
Method Detail

sqlTypes

public int[] sqlTypes(Mapping mapping)
               throws MappingException
Description copied from interface: Type
Return the SQL type codes for the columns mapped by this type. The codes are defined on java.sql.Types.

Returns:
the typecodes
Throws:
MappingException
See Also:
Types

getColumnSpan

public int getColumnSpan(Mapping mapping)
                  throws MappingException
Description copied from interface: Type
How many columns are used to persist this type.

Throws:
MappingException

getReturnedClass

public Class getReturnedClass()
Description copied from interface: Type
The class returned by nullSafeGet() methods. This is used to establish the class of an array of this type.

Returns:
Class

nullSafeGet

public Object nullSafeGet(ResultSet rs,
                          String[] names,
                          SessionImplementor session,
                          Object owner)
                   throws HibernateException,
                          SQLException
Description copied from interface: Type
Retrieve an instance of the mapped class from a JDBC resultset. Implementors should handle possibility of null values.

names - the column names
owner - the parent entity
Returns:
Object
Throws:
HibernateException
SQLException
See Also:
alternative, 2-phase property initialization

nullSafeGet

public Object nullSafeGet(ResultSet rs,
                          String name,
                          SessionImplementor session,
                          Object owner)
                   throws HibernateException,
                          SQLException
Description copied from interface: Type
Retrieve an instance of the mapped class from a JDBC resultset. Implementations should handle possibility of null values. This method might be called if the type is known to be a single-column type.

name - the column name
owner - the parent entity
Returns:
Object
Throws:
HibernateException
SQLException

nullSafeSet

public void nullSafeSet(PreparedStatement st,
                        Object value,
                        int index,
                        SessionImplementor session)
                 throws HibernateException,
                        SQLException
Description copied from interface: Type
Write an instance of the mapped class to a prepared statement. Implementors should handle possibility of null values. A multi-column type should be written to parameters starting from index.

value - the object to write
index - statement parameter index
Throws:
HibernateException
SQLException

nullSafeSet

public void nullSafeSet(PreparedStatement st,
                        Object value,
                        int index,
                        boolean[] settable,
                        SessionImplementor session)
                 throws HibernateException,
                        SQLException
Description copied from interface: Type
Write an instance of the mapped class to a prepared statement, ignoring some columns. Implementors should handle possibility of null values. A multi-column type should be written to parameters starting from index.

value - the object to write
index - statement parameter index
settable - an array indicating which columns to ignore
Throws:
HibernateException
SQLException

toLoggableString

public String toLoggableString(Object value,
                               SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
                        throws HibernateException
Description copied from interface: Type
A representation of the value to be embedded in a log file.

Returns:
String
Throws:
HibernateException

toXMLString

public String toXMLString(Object value,
                          SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
                   throws HibernateException
Throws:
HibernateException

fromXMLString

public Object fromXMLString(String xml,
                            Mapping factory)
                     throws HibernateException
Throws:
HibernateException

getName

public String getName()
Description copied from interface: Type
Returns the abbreviated name of the type.

Returns:
String the Hibernate type name

deepCopy

public Object deepCopy(Object value,
                       EntityMode entityMode,
                       SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
                throws HibernateException
Description copied from interface: Type
Return a deep copy of the persistent state, stopping at entities and at collections.

Parameters:
value - generally a collection element or entity field
Returns:
Object a copy
Throws:
HibernateException

replace

public Object replace(Object original,
                      Object target,
                      SessionImplementor session,
                      Object owner,
                      Map copyCache)
Description copied from interface: Type
During merge, replace the existing (target) value in the entity we are merging to with a new (original) value from the detached entity we are merging. For immutable objects, or null values, it is safe to simply return the first parameter. For mutable objects, it is safe to return a copy of the first parameter. For objects with component values, it might make sense to recursively replace component values.

Parameters:
original - the value from the detached entity being merged
target - the value in the managed entity
Returns:
the value to be merged

isMutable

public boolean isMutable()
Description copied from interface: Type
Are objects of this type mutable. (With respect to the referencing object ... entities and collections are considered immutable because they manage their own internal state.)

Returns:
boolean

fromXMLNode

public Object fromXMLNode(org.dom4j.Node xml,
                          Mapping factory)
                   throws HibernateException
Description copied from interface: Type
Parse the XML representation of an instance.

Returns:
an instance of the type
Throws:
HibernateException

setToXMLNode

public void setToXMLNode(org.dom4j.Node node,
                         Object value,
                         SessionFactoryImplementor factory)
                  throws HibernateException
Description copied from interface: Type
A representation of the value to be embedded in an XML element.

Throws:
HibernateException

toColumnNullness

public boolean[] toColumnNullness(Object value,
                                  Mapping mapping)
Description copied from interface: Type
Given an instance of the type, return an array of boolean, indicating which mapped columns would be null.

Parameters:
value - an instance of the type

isDirty

public boolean isDirty(Object old,
                       Object current,
                       boolean[] checkable,
                       SessionImplementor session)
                throws HibernateException
Description copied from interface: Type
Should the parent be considered dirty, given both the old and current field or element value?

Parameters:
old - the old value
current - the current value
checkable - which columns are actually updatable
Returns:
true if the field is dirty
Throws:
HibernateException