org.hibernate.cache

Interface CacheDataDescription

Known Implementing Classes:
CacheDataDescriptionImpl

public interface CacheDataDescription

Describes attributes regarding the type of data to be cached.
Author:
Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Comparator
getVersionComparator()
Get the comparator used to compare two different version values.
boolean
isMutable()
Is the data marked as being mutable?
boolean
isVersioned()
Is the data to be cached considered versioned?

If true, it is illegal for getVersionComparator() to return null.

Method Details

getVersionComparator

public Comparator getVersionComparator()
Returns:

isMutable

public boolean isMutable()
Is the data marked as being mutable?
Returns:
True if the data is mutable; false otherwise.

isVersioned

public boolean isVersioned()
Returns:
True if the data is versioned; false otherwise.