Package io.jmix.core

Interface Metadata

All Superinterfaces:

Session

All Known Implementing Classes:

MetadataImpl

public interface Metadata
extends Session

Central interface to provide metadata-related functionality.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	create(MetaClass metaClass)	Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.
<T> T	create(Class<T> entityClass)	Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.
Object	create(String entityName)	Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.
MetaClass	getClass(Object entity)	Returns MetaClass of the given entity.
Session	getSession()	Get Metadata session - interface providing access to MetaClasses and MetaProperties.

Methods inherited from interface io.jmix.core.metamodel.model.Session

findClass, findClass, getClass, getClass, getClasses

Method Details

getSession

Session getSession()

Get Metadata session - interface providing access to MetaClasses and MetaProperties.

Returns:

current metadata session

getClass

MetaClass getClass(Object entity)

Returns MetaClass of the given entity.

Parameters:

entity - entity instance

Returns:

MetaClass instance

create

<T> T create(Class<T> entityClass)

Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.

Parameters:

entityClass - entity class

Returns:

entity instance

create

Object create(MetaClass metaClass)

Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.

Parameters:

metaClass - entity MetaClass

Returns:

entity instance

create

Object create(String entityName)

Instantiate an entity, taking into account extended entities.

Parameters:

entityName - entity name

Returns:

entity instance