Interface EntityDefinition.Builder.AttributesStep

Enclosing interface:
EntityDefinition.Builder

public static sealed interface EntityDefinition.Builder.AttributesStep
Specifies the attributes to base an entity on.
  • Method Details

    • attributes

      EntityDefinition.Builder attributes(AttributeDefinition.Builder<?,?> definitionBuilder, AttributeDefinition.Builder<?,?>... additional)
      Creates a EntityDefinition.Builder instance based on the given attribute definition builders.
      EntityDefinition definition = Customer.TYPE.as()
      				.attributes(
      								Customer.ID.as()
      												.primaryKey(),
      								Customer.LASTNAME.as()
      												.column()
      												.caption("Last name")
      												.nullable(false)
      												.maximumLength(20),
      								Customer.FIRSTNAME.as()
      												.column()
      												.caption("First name")
      												.nullable(false)
      												.maximumLength(40),
      								Customer.EMAIL.as()
      												.column()
      												.caption("Email")
      												.nullable(false)
      												.maximumLength(60),
      								Customer.COMPANY.as()
      												.column()
      												.caption("Company")
      												.maximumLength(80))
      				.caption("Customer")
      				.description("Customer information")
      				.orderBy(ascending(Customer.LASTNAME, Customer.FIRSTNAME))
      				.formatter(customer ->
      								customer.get(Customer.LASTNAME) + " (" + customer.get(Customer.EMAIL) + ")")
      				.build();
      Parameters:
      definitionBuilder - builder for an attribute definition
      additional - additional builders for the attribute definitions comprising the entity
      Returns:
      a EntityDefinition.Builder instance
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - in case of an entityType mismatch
    • attributes

      EntityDefinition.Builder attributes(List<? extends AttributeDefinition.Builder<?,?>> definitionBuilders)
      Creates a EntityDefinition.Builder instance based on the given attribute definition builders.
      Parameters:
      definitionBuilders - builders for the attribute definitions comprising the entity
      Returns:
      a EntityDefinition.Builder instance
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - in case definitionBuilders is empty
      IllegalArgumentException - in case of an entityType mismatch