org.qi4j.api.association
Interface Association<T>

All Superinterfaces:

AbstractAssociation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AssociationWrapper

public interface Association<T>
extends AbstractAssociation

Association to a single EntityComposite.

Method Summary

T	get() Get the associated entity.
void	set(T associated) Set the associated entity.

Method Detail

get

T get()

Get the associated entity.

Returns:

the associated entity

set

void set(T associated)
         throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                java.lang.IllegalStateException

Set the associated entity.

Parameters:

associated - the entity

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - thrown if the entity is not a valid reference for this association

java.lang.IllegalStateException - thrown if association is immutable