FetchSource (hibernate-core JavaDocs)

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnyAttributeFetch, BidirectionalEntityReference, CollectionFetchableElement, CollectionFetchableIndex, CompositeAttributeFetch, CompositeFetch, EntityFetch, EntityReference, EntityReturn, ExpandingEntityIdentifierDescription, ExpandingFetchSource
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public interface FetchSource
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Contract for a FetchSource (aka, the thing that owns the fetched attribute).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BidirectionalEntityReference[]`	`getBidirectionalEntityReferences()`	Retrieve the bidirectional entity references owned by this fetch source.
`Fetch[]`	`getFetches()`	Retrieve the fetches owned by this fetch source.
`PropertyPath`	`getPropertyPath()`	Get the property path to this fetch source
`String`	`getQuerySpaceUid()`	Get the UID for this fetch source's query space.
`EntityReference`	`resolveEntityReference()`	Resolve the "current" `EntityReference`, or null if none.

- Method Detail
  - getPropertyPath
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PropertyPath getPropertyPath()
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    Get the property path to this fetch source
    
    Returns:
    
    The property path
  - getQuerySpaceUid
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String getQuerySpaceUid()
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    Get the UID for this fetch source's query space.
    
    Returns:
    
    The query space UID.
  - getFetches
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Fetch[] getFetches()
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    Retrieve the fetches owned by this fetch source.
    
    Returns:
    
    The owned fetches.
  - getBidirectionalEntityReferences
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BidirectionalEntityReference[] getBidirectionalEntityReferences()
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    Retrieve the bidirectional entity references owned by this fetch source.
    
    Returns:
    
    The owned bidirectional entity references.
  - resolveEntityReference
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EntityReference resolveEntityReference()
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    Resolve the "current" EntityReference, or null if none. If this object is an EntityReference, then this object is returned; otherwise, if this object is a Fetch, then the nearest EntityReference will be resolved from its source, if possible. If no EntityReference can be resolved, null is return.
    
    Returns:
    
    the "current" EntityReference or null if none. .
    
    See Also:
    
    Fetch.getSource()