Package org.apache.cayenne.exp.property

Interface Property<E>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ComparableProperty<E>, IdProperty<E>, PathProperty<E>, RelationshipProperty<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseIdProperty, BaseProperty, CollectionProperty, DateProperty, EmbeddableProperty, EntityProperty, ListProperty, MapProperty, NumericIdProperty, NumericProperty, Property, SetProperty, StringProperty

public interface Property<E>

Base interface for all types of properties

Since:

4.2

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getAlias()
Expression	getExpression()
String	getName()
Class<E>	getType()

Method Details

getName

String getName()

Returns:

name of this property, can be null

getAlias

String getAlias()

Returns:

alias of this property, can be null

getExpression

Expression getExpression()

Returns:

expression that defines this property, not null

getType

Class<E> getType()

Returns:

java type of this property, can be null