org.neo4j.ogm.entity.io

Class EntityAccess

java.lang.Object

org.neo4j.ogm.entity.io.EntityAccess

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyWriter, RelationalWriter

Direct Known Subclasses:

FieldWriter, MethodWriter

public abstract class EntityAccess
extends Object
implements PropertyWriter, RelationalWriter

Author:

Vince Bickers, Luanne Misquitta

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EntityAccess()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	merge(Class<?> parameterType, Object newValues, Collection currentValues, Class elementType) Merges the contents of collection with hydrated ensuring no duplicates and returns the result as an instance of the given parameter type.
static Object	merge(Class<?> parameterType, Object newValues, Object[] currentValues, Class elementType)
static Collection<Object>	union(Collection collection, Collection hydrated, Class elementType)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.neo4j.ogm.entity.io.RelationalWriter

forScalar, relationshipDirection, relationshipName, typeParameterDescriptor

Methods inherited from interface org.neo4j.ogm.entity.io.PropertyWriter

type, write

Constructor Detail

EntityAccess

public EntityAccess()

Method Detail

merge

public static Object merge(Class<?> parameterType,
           Object newValues,
           Object[] currentValues,
           Class elementType)

merge

public static Object merge(Class<?> parameterType,
           Object newValues,
           Collection currentValues,
           Class elementType)

Merges the contents of collection with hydrated ensuring no duplicates and returns the result as an instance of the given parameter type.

Parameters:

parameterType - The type of Iterable or array to return

newValues - The objects to merge into a collection of the given parameter type, which may not necessarily be of a type assignable from parameterType already

currentValues - The Iterable to merge into, which may be null if a new collection needs creating

elementType - The type of the element in the array or collection

Returns:

The result of the merge, as an instance of the specified parameter type

union

public static Collection<Object> union(Collection collection,
                       Collection hydrated,
                       Class elementType)