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package org.hibernate.property;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Map;

import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionImplementor;

Represents a "back-reference" to the id of a collection owner. A "back-reference" is pertinent in mapping scenarios where we have a uni-directional one-to-many association in which only the many side is mapped. In this case it is the collection itself which is responsible for the FK value.

In this scenario, the one side has no inherent knowledge of its "owner". So we introduce a synthetic property into the one side to represent the association; a so-called back-reference.
Author:Gavin King, Steve Ebersole
/** * Represents a "back-reference" to the id of a collection owner. A "back-reference" is pertinent in mapping scenarios * where we have a uni-directional one-to-many association in which only the many side is mapped. In this case it is * the collection itself which is responsible for the FK value. * <p/> * In this scenario, the one side has no inherent knowledge of its "owner". So we introduce a synthetic property into * the one side to represent the association; a so-called back-reference. * * @author Gavin King * @author Steve Ebersole */
public class BackrefPropertyAccessor implements PropertyAccessor { private final String propertyName; private final String entityName; // cache these since they are stateless private final BackrefSetter setter; // this one could even be static... private final BackrefGetter getter;
A placeholder for a property value, indicating that we don't know the value of the back reference
/** * A placeholder for a property value, indicating that * we don't know the value of the back reference */
public static final Serializable UNKNOWN = new Serializable() { @Override public String toString() { return "<unknown>"; } public Object readResolve() { return UNKNOWN; } };
Constructs a new instance of BackrefPropertyAccessor.
Params:
  • collectionRole – The collection role which this back ref references.
  • entityName – The owner's entity name.
/** * Constructs a new instance of BackrefPropertyAccessor. * * @param collectionRole The collection role which this back ref references. * @param entityName The owner's entity name. */
public BackrefPropertyAccessor(String collectionRole, String entityName) { this.propertyName = collectionRole.substring( entityName.length() + 1 ); this.entityName = entityName; this.setter = new BackrefSetter(); this.getter = new BackrefGetter(); } @Override public Setter getSetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) { return setter; } @Override public Getter getGetter(Class theClass, String propertyName) { return getter; }
Internal implementation of a property setter specific to these back-ref properties.
/** * Internal implementation of a property setter specific to these back-ref properties. */
public static final class BackrefSetter implements Setter { @Override public Method getMethod() { return null; } @Override public String getMethodName() { return null; } @Override public void set(Object target, Object value, SessionFactoryImplementor factory) { // this page intentionally left blank :) } }
Internal implementation of a property getter specific to these back-ref properties.
/** * Internal implementation of a property getter specific to these back-ref properties. */
public class BackrefGetter implements Getter { @Override public Object getForInsert(Object target, Map mergeMap, SessionImplementor session) { if ( session == null ) { return UNKNOWN; } else { return session.getPersistenceContext().getOwnerId( entityName, propertyName, target, mergeMap ); } } @Override public Member getMember() { return null; } @Override public Object get(Object target) { return UNKNOWN; } @Override public Method getMethod() { return null; } @Override public String getMethodName() { return null; } @Override public Class getReturnType() { return Object.class; } } }