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package org.hibernate;

Defines the representation modes available for entities.
Author:Steve Ebersole
/** * Defines the representation modes available for entities. * * @author Steve Ebersole */
public enum EntityMode {
The pojo entity mode describes an entity model made up of entity classes (loosely) following the java bean convention.
/** * The {@code pojo} entity mode describes an entity model made up of entity classes (loosely) following * the java bean convention. */
POJO( "pojo" ),
The dynamic-map entity mode describes an entity model defined using Map references.
/** * The {@code dynamic-map} entity mode describes an entity model defined using {@link java.util.Map} references. */
MAP( "dynamic-map" ); private final String name; private EntityMode(String name) { this.name = name; } @Override public String toString() { return name; } private static final String DYNAMIC_MAP_NAME = MAP.name.toUpperCase();
Legacy-style entity-mode name parsing. Case insensitive
Params:
  • entityMode – The entity mode name to evaluate
Returns:The appropriate entity mode; null for incoming entityMode param is treated by returning POJO.
/** * Legacy-style entity-mode name parsing. <b>Case insensitive</b> * * @param entityMode The entity mode name to evaluate * * @return The appropriate entity mode; {@code null} for incoming {@code entityMode} param is treated by returning * {@link #POJO}. */
public static EntityMode parse(String entityMode) { if ( entityMode == null ) { return POJO; } entityMode = entityMode.toUpperCase(); if ( DYNAMIC_MAP_NAME.equals( entityMode ) ) { return MAP; } return valueOf( entityMode ); } }