Key (Hibernate Javadocs (hibernate-envers))

java.lang.Object
- org.hibernate.envers.boot.model.Key

All Implemented Interfaces:

Bindable<org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.hbm.spi.JaxbHbmKeyType>, Cloneable<Key>, ColumnContainer
```
public class Key
extends Object
implements ColumnContainer, Bindable<org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.hbm.spi.JaxbHbmKeyType>, Cloneable<Key>
```
Contract for declaring a column name of a foreign key.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Key()

Key(Key key)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addColumn(Column column)`	Add a column to the container.
`org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.hbm.spi.JaxbHbmKeyType`	`build()`	Builds the specified binded class type.
`Key`	`deepCopy()`	Creates a new, deep-copied instance of this object
`List<Column>`	`getColumns()`	Get all columns that are part of this property

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.envers.boot.model.ColumnContainer
addColumnsFromValue

- Constructor Detail
  - Key
```
public Key()
```
  - Key
```
public Key(Key key)
```
- Method Detail
  - getColumns
```
public List<Column> getColumns()
```
    Description copied from interface: ColumnContainer
    
    Get all columns that are part of this property
    
    Specified by:
    
    getColumns in interface ColumnContainer
    
    Returns:
    
    unmodifiable list of property columns
  - addColumn
```
public void addColumn(Column column)
```
    Description copied from interface: ColumnContainer
    
    Add a column to the container.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addColumn in interface ColumnContainer
    
    Parameters:
    
    column - the column, must not be null
  - deepCopy
```
public Key deepCopy()
```
    Description copied from interface: Cloneable
    
    Creates a new, deep-copied instance of this object
    
    Specified by:
    
    deepCopy in interface Cloneable<Key>
    
    Returns:
    
    a deep-copy clone of the referenced object
  - build
```
public org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.hbm.spi.JaxbHbmKeyType build()
```
    Description copied from interface: Bindable
    
    Builds the specified binded class type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    build in interface Bindable<org.hibernate.boot.jaxb.hbm.spi.JaxbHbmKeyType>
    
    Returns:
    
    instance of the bindable class type, never null