//$Id: OuterJoinLoadable.java 7652 2005-07-26 05:51:47Z oneovthafew $
package org.hibernate.persister.entity;
import org.hibernate.FetchMode;
import org.hibernate.engine.CascadeStyle;
import org.hibernate.type.EntityType;
import org.hibernate.type.Type;
/**
* A <tt>EntityPersister</tt> that may be loaded by outer join using
* the <tt>OuterJoinLoader</tt> hierarchy and may be an element
* of a one-to-many association.
*
* @see org.hibernate.loader.OuterJoinLoader
* @author Gavin King
*/
public interface OuterJoinLoadable extends Loadable, Joinable {
/**
* Generate a list of collection index, key and element columns
*/
public String selectFragment(String alias, String suffix);
/**
* How many properties are there, for this class and all subclasses?
*/
public int countSubclassProperties();
/**
* May this (subclass closure) property be fetched using an SQL outerjoin?
*/
public FetchMode getFetchMode(int i);
/**
* Get the cascade style of this (subclass closure) property
*/
public CascadeStyle getCascadeStyle(int i);
/**
* Is this property defined on a subclass of the mapped class.
*/
public boolean isDefinedOnSubclass(int i);
/**
* Get the type of the numbered property of the class or a subclass.
*/
public Type getSubclassPropertyType(int i);
/**
* Get the name of the numbered property of the class or a subclass.
*/
public String getSubclassPropertyName(int i);
/**
* Is the numbered property of the class of subclass nullable?
*/
public boolean isSubclassPropertyNullable(int i);
/**
* Return the column names used to persist the numbered property of the
* class or a subclass.
*/
public String[] getSubclassPropertyColumnNames(int i);
/**
* Return the table name used to persist the numbered property of the
* class or a subclass.
*/
public String getSubclassPropertyTableName(int i);
/**
* Given the number of a property of a subclass, and a table alias,
* return the aliased column names.
*/
public String[] toColumns(String name, int i);
/**
* Get the main from table fragment, given a query alias.
*/
public String fromTableFragment(String alias);
/**
* Get the column names for the given property path
*/
public String[] getPropertyColumnNames(String propertyPath);
/**
* Get the table name for the given property path
*/
public String getPropertyTableName(String propertyName);
public EntityType getEntityType();
}
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