org.josef.jpa

Interface Persistable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAuditTrailEntityIdentifiedById, AbstractAuditTrailEntityIdentifiedByObjectId, AbstractEntity, AbstractEntityIdentifiedById, AbstractEntityIdentifiedByObjectId

@Status(stage=PRODUCTION)
 @Review(by="Kees Schotanus",
        at="2009-09-28")
public interface Persistable

This interface should be implemented by persistable classes.
You will normally use this interface for JPA entities.

Version:

1.0 $Revision: 3753 $

Author:

Kees Schotanus

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Long	getPrimaryKey() Gets the primary key of this persistable entity.
Integer	getVersion() Gets the version (number of times this Entity has been updated) of this Entity.

Method Detail

getPrimaryKey

Long getPrimaryKey()

Gets the primary key of this persistable entity.

Returns:

The primary key of this persistable entity.

getVersion

Integer getVersion()

Gets the version (number of times this Entity has been updated) of this Entity.
The version is used for optimistic locking by the JPA provider.

Returns:

The version of this Entity.
This method returns one for an Entity that has been created, but not updated.