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org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.tools.spi
Interface IEntity

All Superinterfaces:
java.lang.Comparable<IManagedType>, IManagedType
All Known Implementing Classes:
JavaEntity

public interface IEntity
extends IManagedType

The external representation of the managed type that is annotated with @Entity.

Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to change significantly before reaching stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.

Version:
2.3
Author:
Pascal Filion
Since:
2.3

Method Summary
 java.lang.String getName()
          Returns the name of this entity.
 IQuery getNamedQuery(java.lang.String queryName)
          Returns the external form of the given named query;
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.tools.spi.IManagedType
accept, getMappingNamed, getProvider, getType, mappings
 
Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo
 

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()
Returns the name of this entity.

Returns:
The non-default name or the short class name of this entity

getNamedQuery

IQuery getNamedQuery(java.lang.String queryName)
Returns the external form of the given named query;

Parameters:
queryName - The name of the JPQL query to retrieve
Returns:
The IQuery representing the JPQL query named with the given name; or null if none could be found

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