Method Detail

• setContainingClassDescriptor

  void setContainingClassDescriptor​(ClassDescriptor parent)

  Set the class descriptor which contains this field.

  Parameters:

  parent - The class descriptor which contains this field.

• getContainingClassDescriptor

  ClassDescriptor getContainingClassDescriptor()

  Get the class descriptor which contains this field.

  Returns:

  The class descriptor which contains this field.

• getFieldName

  java.lang.String getFieldName()

  Returns the name of the field. The field must have a name, even if set through accessor methods.

  Returns:

  Field name.

• getFieldType

  java.lang.Class getFieldType()

  Returns the Java type of the field.

  Returns:

  Field type.

• getClassDescriptor

  ClassDescriptor getClassDescriptor()

  Returns the class descriptor related to the field type. If the field type is a class for which a descriptor exists, this descriptor is returned. If the field type is a class for which no mapping is provided, null is returned.

  Returns:

  The class descriptor of the field type, or null.

• getHandler

  FieldHandler getHandler()

  Returns the handler of the field. In order to persist or marshal a field descriptor will be associated with a handler.

  Returns:

  The field handler.

• isTransient

  boolean isTransient()

  Returns true if the field is transient. Transient fields are never persisted or marshalled.

  Returns:

  True if transient field.

• isImmutable

  boolean isImmutable()

  Returns true if the field type is immutable.

  Returns:

  True if the field type is immutable.

• isRequired

  boolean isRequired()

  Returns true if the field type is required.

  Returns:

  True if the field type is required.

• isMultivalued

  boolean isMultivalued()

  Returns true if the field is multivalued (a collection).

  Returns:

  True if the field is multivalued.