PathFactory (Querydsl 4.0.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPathFactory
```
public interface PathFactory
```
PathFactory defines a factory interface for Path creation

Author:

tiwe

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`<T> Path<T[]>`	`createArrayPath(Class<T[]> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create an array path
`Path<Boolean>`	`createBooleanPath(PathMetadata metadata)` Create a boolean path
`<E> Path<Collection<E>>`	`createCollectionPath(Class<E> elementType, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a collection path
`<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T>`	`createComparablePath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a comparable path
`<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T>`	`createDatePath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a date path
`<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T>`	`createDateTimePath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a datetime path
`<T> Path<T>`	`createEntityPath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create an entity path
`<T extends Enum<T>> Path<T>`	`createEnumPath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create an enum path
`<E> Path<List<E>>`	`createListPath(Class<E> elementType, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a list path
`<K,V> Path<Map<K,V>>`	`createMapPath(Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a map path
`<T extends Number & Comparable<T>> Path<T>`	`createNumberPath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a number path
`<E> Path<Set<E>>`	`createSetPath(Class<E> elementType, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a set path
`<T> Path<T>`	`createSimplePath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a simple path
`Path<String>`	`createStringPath(PathMetadata metadata)` Create a string path
`<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T>`	`createTimePath(Class<T> type, PathMetadata metadata)` Create a time path

Method Detail

createArrayPath

<T> Path<T[]> createArrayPath(Class<T[]> type,
                            PathMetadata metadata)

Create an array path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createEntityPath

<T> Path<T> createEntityPath(Class<T> type,
                           PathMetadata metadata)

Create an entity path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createSimplePath

<T> Path<T> createSimplePath(Class<T> type,
                           PathMetadata metadata)

Create a simple path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createComparablePath

<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T> createComparablePath(Class<T> type,
                                                     PathMetadata metadata)

Create a comparable path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createEnumPath

<T extends Enum<T>> Path<T> createEnumPath(Class<T> type,
                                         PathMetadata metadata)

Create an enum path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createDatePath

<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T> createDatePath(Class<T> type,
                                               PathMetadata metadata)

Create a date path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createTimePath

<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T> createTimePath(Class<T> type,
                                               PathMetadata metadata)

Create a time path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createDateTimePath

<T extends Comparable<?>> Path<T> createDateTimePath(Class<T> type,
                                                   PathMetadata metadata)

Create a datetime path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createNumberPath

<T extends Number & Comparable<T>> Path<T> createNumberPath(Class<T> type,
                                                         PathMetadata metadata)

Create a number path

Parameters:: type - type of the path; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createBooleanPath
```
Path<Boolean> createBooleanPath(PathMetadata metadata)
```
Create a boolean path

Parameters:
metadata - metadata of the path

Returns:
new path instance

createStringPath
```
Path<String> createStringPath(PathMetadata metadata)
```
Create a string path

Parameters:
metadata - metadata of the path

Returns:
new path instance

createListPath

<E> Path<List<E>> createListPath(Class<E> elementType,
                               PathMetadata metadata)

Create a list path

Parameters:: elementType - element type; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createSetPath

<E> Path<Set<E>> createSetPath(Class<E> elementType,
                             PathMetadata metadata)

Create a set path

Parameters:: elementType - element type; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createCollectionPath

<E> Path<Collection<E>> createCollectionPath(Class<E> elementType,
                                           PathMetadata metadata)

Create a collection path

Parameters:: elementType - element type; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

createMapPath

<K,V> Path<Map<K,V>> createMapPath(Class<K> keyType,
                                 Class<V> valueType,
                                 PathMetadata metadata)

Create a map path

Parameters:: keyType - key type; valueType - value type; metadata - metadata of the path
Returns:: new path instance

Interface PathFactory