MutabilityPlan (hibernate-core JavaDocs)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayMutabilityPlan, AttributeConverterMutabilityPlanImpl, BlobTypeDescriptor.BlobMutabilityPlan, CalendarTypeDescriptor.CalendarMutabilityPlan, ClobTypeDescriptor.ClobMutabilityPlan, DateTypeDescriptor.DateMutabilityPlan, ImmutableMutabilityPlan, JdbcDateTypeDescriptor.DateMutabilityPlan, JdbcTimestampTypeDescriptor.TimestampMutabilityPlan, JdbcTimeTypeDescriptor.TimeMutabilityPlan, MutableMutabilityPlan, NClobTypeDescriptor.NClobMutabilityPlan, SerializableTypeDescriptor.SerializableMutabilityPlan
```
public interface MutabilityPlan<T>
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Describes the mutability aspects of a Java type. The term mutability refers to the fact that generally speaking the aspects described by this contract are defined by whether the Java type's internal state is mutable or not.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`assemble(java.io.Serializable cached)`	Assemble a previously disassembled value.
`T`	`deepCopy(T value)`	Return a deep copy of the value.
`java.io.Serializable`	`disassemble(T value)`	Return a "disassembled" representation of the value.
`boolean`	`isMutable()`	Can the internal state of instances of `T` be changed?

- Method Detail
  - isMutable
```
boolean isMutable()
```
    Can the internal state of instances of T be changed?
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the internal state can be changed; false otherwise.
  - deepCopy
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T deepCopy(T value)
```
    Return a deep copy of the value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to deep copy
    
    Returns:
    
    The deep copy.
  - disassemble
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java.io.Serializable disassemble(T value)
```
    Return a "disassembled" representation of the value. This is used to push values onto the second level cache. Compliment to assemble(java.io.Serializable)
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value to disassemble
    
    Returns:
    
    The disassembled value.
    
    See Also:
    
    assemble(java.io.Serializable)
  - assemble
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T assemble(java.io.Serializable cached)
```
    Assemble a previously disassembled value. This is used when pulling values from the second level cache. Compliment to disassemble(T)
    
    Parameters:
    
    cached - The disassembled state
    
    Returns:
    
    The re-assembled value.
    
    See Also:
    
    disassemble(T)