# Uses of Interface
org.apache.cayenne.reflect.PropertyDescriptor

Packages that use PropertyDescriptor
Package
Description
org.apache.cayenne
Contains persistence APIs directly accessible by users.
org.apache.cayenne.reflect

- ## Uses of PropertyDescriptor in org.apache.cayenne

  Methods in org.apache.cayenne that return PropertyDescriptor
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static PropertyDescriptor`
  Cayenne.`getProperty(Persistent object, String properyName)`
  Returns property descriptor for specified property.

- ## Uses of PropertyDescriptor in org.apache.cayenne.reflect

  Subinterfaces of PropertyDescriptor in org.apache.cayenne.reflect
  Modifier and Type
  Interface
  Description
  `interface`
  `ArcProperty`
  A Property that represents an "arc" connecting source node to the target node in the graph.
  `interface`
  `AttributeProperty`
  Represents a simple object property.
  `interface`
  `Property`
  Deprecated.
  since 4.0 renamed to PropertyDescriptor.
  `interface`
  `ToManyMapProperty`
  A property representing a map of objects keyed by one of the object properties.
  `interface`
  `ToManyProperty`
  A property representing a collection of objects.
  `interface`
  `ToOneProperty`
  An ArcProperty that points to a single graph node.
  Classes in org.apache.cayenne.reflect that implement PropertyDescriptor
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `BaseArcProperty`
  A base implementation of the `ArcProperty`.
  `class`
  `BaseProperty`
  An abstract property descriptor that delegates property access to an `Accessor`.
  `class`
  `BaseToManyProperty`
  A generic superclass of CollectionProperty implementations.
  `class`
  `BaseToOneProperty`
  A convenience base superclass for `ToOneProperty` implementors.
  `class`
  `SimpleAttributeProperty`
  A descriptor of an "attribute" persistent property.
  Fields in org.apache.cayenne.reflect declared as PropertyDescriptor
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected PropertyDescriptor`
  PropertyAccessor.`property`
  `protected PropertyDescriptor`
  PropertyException.`property`
  Fields in org.apache.cayenne.reflect with type parameters of type PropertyDescriptor
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected Map<String,PropertyDescriptor>`
  PersistentDescriptor.`declaredProperties`
  `protected Map<String,PropertyDescriptor>`
  PersistentDescriptor.`properties`
  Methods in org.apache.cayenne.reflect that return PropertyDescriptor
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `PropertyDescriptor`
  ClassDescriptor.`getDeclaredProperty(String propertyName)`
  Returns a Java Bean property descriptor matching property name or null if no such property is found.
  `PropertyDescriptor`
  LazyClassDescriptorDecorator.`getDeclaredProperty(String propertyName)`
  `PropertyDescriptor`
  PersistentDescriptor.`getDeclaredProperty(String propertyName)`
  `PropertyDescriptor`
  ClassDescriptor.`getProperty(String propertyName)`
  Returns a property descriptor matching property name, or null if no such property is found.
  `PropertyDescriptor`
  LazyClassDescriptorDecorator.`getProperty(String propertyName)`
  `PropertyDescriptor`
  PersistentDescriptor.`getProperty(String propertyName)`
  Recursively looks up property descriptor in this class descriptor and all superclass descriptors.
  `PropertyDescriptor`
  PropertyException.`getProperty()`
  Methods in org.apache.cayenne.reflect with parameters of type PropertyDescriptor
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  PersistentDescriptor.`addDeclaredProperty(PropertyDescriptor property)`
  Registers a property.
  `void`
  PersistentDescriptor.`addSuperProperty(PropertyDescriptor property)`
  Registers a superclass property.
  Constructors in org.apache.cayenne.reflect with parameters of type PropertyDescriptor
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `PropertyAccessor(PropertyDescriptor property)`
  ``
  `PropertyException(String messageFormat, PropertyDescriptor property, Object source, Object... messageArgs)`
  ``
  `PropertyException(String messageFormat, PropertyDescriptor property, Object source, Throwable cause, Object... messageArgs)`