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1 //$Id: CollectionMetadata.java,v 1.1 2004/06/03 16:30:11 steveebersole Exp $
2 package org.hibernate.metadata;
3
4 import org.hibernate.type.Type;
5
6 /**
7  * Exposes collection metadata to the application
8  *
9  * @author Gavin King
10  */
11 public interface CollectionMetadata {
12     /**
13      * The collection key type
14      */
15     public Type getKeyType();
16     /**
17      * The collection element type
18      */
19     public Type getElementType();
20     /**
21      * The collection index type (or null if the collection has no index)
22      */
23     public Type getIndexType();
24     /**
25      * Is this collection indexed?
26      */
27     public boolean hasIndex();
28     /**
29      * The name of this collection role
30      */
31     public String JavaDoc getRole();
32     /**
33      * Is the collection an array?
34      */
35     public boolean isArray();
36     /**
37      * Is the collection a primitive array?
38      */
39     public boolean isPrimitiveArray();
40     /**
41      * Is the collection lazily initialized?
42      */
43     public boolean isLazy();
44 }
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