Package org.exolab.castor.mapping

Interface ClassDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:
NatureExtendable, PropertyHolder
All Known Subinterfaces:
XMLClassDescriptor
All Known Implementing Classes:
AutomaticNamingTypeDescriptor, BaseDescriptor, BaseDescriptor, BindingDescriptor, BindingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlAutoNamingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlDescriptor, BindXmlNodeTypeDescriptor, CacheTypeMappingDescriptor, CenturyDescriptor, ClassChoiceDescriptor, ClassDescriptorImpl, ClassMappingAccessTypeDescriptor, ClassMappingDescriptor, ClassTypeDescriptor, ColumnDescriptor, ComponentBindingTypeChoiceDescriptor, ComponentBindingTypeDescriptor, ContainerDescriptor, ContentMemberTypeDescriptor, DateClassDescriptor, DateDescriptor, DateTimeDescriptor, DurationDescriptor, EnumBindingTypeDescriptor, EnumClassNameDescriptor, EnumerationDescriptor, EnumMemberDescriptor, ExcludeDescriptor, ExcludesDescriptor, FieldHandlerDefDescriptor, FieldMappingCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldMappingDescriptor, FieldTypeCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldTypeDescriptor, FieldTypeVisibilityTypeDescriptor, ForcesDescriptor, GDayDescriptor, GMonthDayDescriptor, GMonthDescriptor, GYearDescriptor, GYearMonthDescriptor, IncludeDescriptor, IncludeTypeDescriptor, InterfaceDescriptor, IntrospectedXMLClassDescriptor, KeyGeneratorDefDescriptor, LdapDescriptor, ListClassDescriptor, LocaleDescriptor, ManyToManyDescriptor, MappingRootDescriptor, MapToDescriptor, MarshalFramework.InternalXMLClassDescriptor, MonthDescriptor, NamedNativeQueryDescriptor, NamedQueryDescriptor, NamingTypeDescriptor, NamingXMLTypeDescriptor, OneToManyDescriptor, OneToOneDescriptor, PackageTypeChoiceDescriptor, PackageTypeDescriptor, ParamDescriptor, PkTypeDescriptor, PrimaryKeyDescriptor, PrimitivesClassDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, PropertyTypeDescriptor, QueryHintDescriptor, ReadonlyDirtyTypeDescriptor, RecurringDurationDescriptor, RootArrayDescriptor, SQLDateClassDescriptor, SqlDescriptor, SqlDirtyTypeDescriptor, SQLTimeClassDescriptor, SQLTimestampClassDescriptor, StringClassDescriptor, TableAccessModeTypeDescriptor, TableDescriptor, TimeDescriptor, TimeDurationDescriptor, TimePeriodDescriptor, VectorClassDescriptor, VisibilityTypeDescriptor, XMLClassDescriptorAdapter, XMLClassDescriptorImpl, YearDescriptor
public interface ClassDescriptor extends PropertyHolder
Describes the properties of a class and its fields. Implementations will extend this interface to provide additional properties.
Version:
$Revision: 8725 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
Author:
Assaf Arkin
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getJavaClass

      Class<?> getJavaClass()
      Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.
      Returns:
      The Java class

    • getFields

      FieldDescriptor[] getFields()
      Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.
      Returns:
      A list of fields

    • getExtends

      ClassDescriptor getExtends()
      Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.
      Returns:
      The extended class descriptor

    • getIdentity

      FieldDescriptor getIdentity()
      Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.
      Returns:
      The identity field