EntityReference (hibernate-core JavaDocs)

All Superinterfaces:

FetchSource

All Known Subinterfaces:

BidirectionalEntityReference, EntityFetch, EntityReturn
```
public interface EntityReference
extends FetchSource
```
Represents a reference to an entity either as a return, fetch, or collection element or index.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EntityPersister`	`getEntityPersister()`	Retrieves the EntityPersister describing the entity associated with this Return.
`EntityIdentifierDescription`	`getIdentifierDescription()`	Get the description of this entity's identifier descriptor.
`java.lang.String`	`getQuerySpaceUid()`	Obtain the UID of the QuerySpace (specifically a `EntityQuerySpace`) that this EntityReference refers to.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.loader.plan.spi.FetchSource
getBidirectionalEntityReferences, getFetches, getPropertyPath, resolveEntityReference

- Method Detail
  - getQuerySpaceUid
```
java.lang.String getQuerySpaceUid()
```
    Obtain the UID of the QuerySpace (specifically a EntityQuerySpace) that this EntityReference refers to.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getQuerySpaceUid in interface FetchSource
    
    Returns:
    
    The UID
  - getEntityPersister
```
EntityPersister getEntityPersister()
```
    Retrieves the EntityPersister describing the entity associated with this Return.
    
    Returns:
    
    The EntityPersister.
  - getIdentifierDescription
```
EntityIdentifierDescription getIdentifierDescription()
```
    Get the description of this entity's identifier descriptor.
    
    Returns:
    
    The identifier description.