Package com.axelor.db

Class EntityHelper

  • public final class EntityHelper
extends Object
    This class provides helper methods for model objects.

    • Constructor Detail

      • EntityHelper

        public EntityHelper()

    • Method Detail

      • toString

        public static <T extends Model> String toString​(T entity)
        The toString helper method.
        Type Parameters:
        T - type of the entity
        Parameters:
        entity - generate toString for the given entity
        Returns:
        string

      • equals

        public static <T extends Model> boolean equals​(T entity,
                                               Object other)
        The equals helper method.

        This method searches for all the fields marked with EqualsInclude and uses them to check for the equality.

        Type Parameters:
        T - type of the entity
        Parameters:
        entity - the current entity
        other - the other entity
        Returns:
        true if both objects are equal by their fields included for equality check

      • getEntityClass

        public static <T> Class<T> getEntityClass​(T entity)
        Get the real persistence class of the given entity.

        This method can be used to find real class name of a proxy object returned by hibernate entity manager or Context.asType(Class) instance.

        Type Parameters:
        T - type of the entity
        Parameters:
        entity - an entity instance
        Returns:
        real class of the entity

      • getEntity

        public static <T> T getEntity​(T entity)
        Get unproxied instance of the given entity.

        This method can be used to convert hibernate proxy object to real implementation instance.

        If called for instances returned with Context.asType(Class), it returns partial context instance.

        Type Parameters:
        T - type of the entity
        Parameters:
        entity - proxied entity
        Returns:
        unproxied instance of the entity

      • isUninitialized

        public static <T> boolean isUninitialized​(T entity)
        Check whether the given lazy loading proxy instance is uninitialized.
        Type Parameters:
        T - type of the entity
        Parameters:
        entity - the lazy loading entity instance
        Returns:
        true if uninitialized false otherwise