Package org.apache.ofbiz.entity.util
Class EntityTypeUtil
java.lang.Object
org.apache.ofbiz.entity.util.EntityTypeUtil
Makes it easier to deal with entities that follow the
extensibility pattern and that can be of various types as identified in the database.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic List<GenericValue>
getDescendantTypes
(GenericValue typeValue) static boolean
hasParentType
(Delegator delegator, String entityName, String primaryKey, String childType, String parentTypeField, String parentType) A generic method to be used on Type enities, e.g.static boolean
isType
(Collection<GenericValue> thisCollection, String typeRelation, GenericValue targetType) static boolean
isType
(GenericValue thisType, GenericValue targetType)
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Method Details
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isType
public static boolean isType(Collection<GenericValue> thisCollection, String typeRelation, GenericValue targetType) -
getDescendantTypes
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isType
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hasParentType
public static boolean hasParentType(Delegator delegator, String entityName, String primaryKey, String childType, String parentTypeField, String parentType) A generic method to be used on Type enities, e.g. ProductType. Recurse to the root level in the type hierarchy and checks if the specified type childType has parentType as its parent somewhere in the hierarchy.- Parameters:
delegator
- The Delegator object.entityName
- Name of the Type entity on which check is performed.primaryKey
- Primary Key field of the Type entity.childType
- Type value for which the check is performed.parentTypeField
- Field in Type entity which stores the parent type.parentType
- Value of the parent type against which check is performed.- Returns:
- boolean value based on the check results.
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