Package org.apache.cayenne.exp.property

Interface PathProperty<E>

All Superinterfaces:
Property<E>
All Known Subinterfaces:
RelationshipProperty<E>
All Known Implementing Classes:
CollectionProperty, EmbeddableProperty, EntityProperty, ListProperty, MapProperty, Property, SetProperty
public interface PathProperty<E> extends Property<E>
Property that represents path segment (relationship or embeddable). Basically it provides dot() operator.
Since:
4.2

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    default BaseProperty<Object>
    dot(String property)
    Constructs a property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
    default <T> BaseProperty<T>
    dot(BaseProperty<T> property)
    Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
    default <T> DateProperty<T>
    dot(DateProperty<T> property)
    Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
    default <T extends Number>
    NumericProperty<T>
    dot(NumericProperty<T> property)
    Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
    default <T extends CharSequence>
    StringProperty<T>
    dot(StringProperty<T> property)
    Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.

    Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.exp.property.Property

    getAlias, getExpression, getName, getType

  • Method Details

    • dot

      default BaseProperty<Object> dot(String property)
      Constructs a property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
      Returns:
      a newly created Property object.

    • dot

      default <T> BaseProperty<T> dot(BaseProperty<T> property)
      Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
      Parameters:
      property - to append to path
      Returns:
      a newly created Property object.

    • dot

      default <T extends Number> NumericProperty<T> dot(NumericProperty<T> property)
      Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
      Parameters:
      property - to append to path
      Returns:
      a newly created Property object.

    • dot

      default <T extends CharSequence> StringProperty<T> dot(StringProperty<T> property)
      Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
      Parameters:
      property - to append to path
      Returns:
      a newly created Property object.

    • dot

      default <T> DateProperty<T> dot(DateProperty<T> property)
      Constructs a new property path by appending the argument to the existing property separated by a dot.
      Parameters:
      property - to append to path
      Returns:
      a newly created Property object.