Interface PreferredConstructorDiscoverer

public interface PreferredConstructorDiscoverer

Helper class to find a PreferredConstructor.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Christoph Strobl, Roman Rodov, Mark Paluch, Xeno Amess

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static enum	PreferredConstructorDiscoverer.Discoverers	Helper class to find a PreferredConstructor.

Method Summary

Static Methods

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T, P extends PersistentProperty<P>> @Nullable PreferredConstructor<T,P>	discover(Class<T> type)	Discovers the PreferredConstructor for the given type.
static <T, P extends PersistentProperty<P>> @Nullable PreferredConstructor<T,P>	discover(PersistentEntity<T,P> entity)	Discovers the PreferredConstructorDiscoverer for the given PersistentEntity.

Method Details

discover

static <T, P extends PersistentProperty<P>>
@Nullable PreferredConstructor<T,P> discover(Class<T> type)

Discovers the PreferredConstructor for the given type.

Parameters:

type - must not be null.

Returns:

the PreferredConstructor if found or null.

discover

static <T, P extends PersistentProperty<P>>
@Nullable PreferredConstructor<T,P> discover(PersistentEntity<T,P> entity)

Discovers the PreferredConstructorDiscoverer for the given PersistentEntity.

Parameters:

entity - must not be null.

Returns:

the PreferredConstructor if found or null.