Value (hibernate-core JavaDocs)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

KeyValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

Any, Array, Bag, Collection, Component, DependantValue, ExportableColumn.ValueImpl, IdentifierBag, IdentifierCollection, IndexedCollection, List, ManyToOne, Map, OneToMany, OneToOne, PrimitiveArray, Set, SimpleValue, ToOne
```
public interface Value
extends Serializable
```
A value is anything that is persisted by value, instead of by reference. It is essentially a Hibernate Type, together with zero or more columns. Values are wrapped by things with higher level semantics, for example properties, collections, classes.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`accept(ValueVisitor visitor)`
`void`	`createForeignKey()`
`boolean[]`	`getColumnInsertability()`
`Iterator<Selectable>`	`getColumnIterator()`
`int`	`getColumnSpan()`
`boolean[]`	`getColumnUpdateability()`
`FetchMode`	`getFetchMode()`
`ServiceRegistry`	`getServiceRegistry()`
`Table`	`getTable()`
`Type`	`getType()`
`boolean`	`hasFormula()`
`boolean`	`isAlternateUniqueKey()`
`boolean`	`isNullable()`
`boolean`	`isSame(Value other)`
`boolean`	`isSimpleValue()`
`boolean`	`isValid(Mapping mapping)`
`void`	`setTypeUsingReflection(String className, String propertyName)`

Method Detail

getColumnSpan
```
int getColumnSpan()
```

getColumnIterator

Iterator<Selectable> getColumnIterator()

getType

Type getType()
      throws MappingException

Throws:: MappingException

getFetchMode
```
FetchMode getFetchMode()
```

getTable
```
Table getTable()
```

hasFormula
```
boolean hasFormula()
```

isAlternateUniqueKey
```
boolean isAlternateUniqueKey()
```

isNullable
```
boolean isNullable()
```

getColumnUpdateability
```
boolean[] getColumnUpdateability()
```

getColumnInsertability
```
boolean[] getColumnInsertability()
```

createForeignKey

void createForeignKey()
               throws MappingException

Throws:: MappingException

isSimpleValue
```
boolean isSimpleValue()
```

isValid

boolean isValid(Mapping mapping)
         throws MappingException

Throws:: MappingException

setTypeUsingReflection

void setTypeUsingReflection(String className,
                            String propertyName)
                     throws MappingException

Throws:: MappingException

accept

Object accept(ValueVisitor visitor)

isSame
```
boolean isSame(Value other)
```

getServiceRegistry
```
ServiceRegistry getServiceRegistry()
```