## Uses of Interface
javax.persistence.metamodel.Attribute

- Packages that use Attribute
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.persistence | Java Persistence is the API for the management for persistence and object/relational mapping.
  javax.persistence.criteria | Java Persistence Criteria API
  javax.persistence.metamodel | Java Persistence Metamodel API

- - ### Uses of Attribute in javax.persistence

    Methods in javax.persistence with parameters of type Attribute
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | Subgraph.`addAttributeNodes(Attribute<T,?>... attribute)` Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.
    `void` | EntityGraph.`addAttributeNodes(Attribute<T,?>... attribute)` Add one or more attribute nodes to the entity graph.
    `<X> Subgraph<X>` | Subgraph.`addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type.
    `<X> Subgraph<X>` | EntityGraph.`addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type.
    `<X> Subgraph<? extends X>` | Subgraph.`addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute, Class<? extends X> type)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance.
    `<X> Subgraph<? extends X>` | EntityGraph.`addKeySubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute, Class<? extends X> type)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a map key that is a managed type with inheritance.
    `<X> Subgraph<X>` | Subgraph.`addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type.
    `<X> Subgraph<X>` | EntityGraph.`addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type.
    `<X> Subgraph<? extends X>` | Subgraph.`addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute, Class<? extends X> type)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance.
    `<X> Subgraph<? extends X>` | EntityGraph.`addSubgraph(Attribute<T,X> attribute, Class<? extends X> type)` Add a node to the graph that corresponds to a managed type with inheritance.

  - ### Uses of Attribute in javax.persistence.criteria

    Methods in javax.persistence.criteria that return Attribute
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Attribute<? super Z,?>` | Join.`getAttribute()` Return the metamodel attribute corresponding to the join.
    `Attribute<? super Z,?>` | Fetch.`getAttribute()` Return the metamodel attribute corresponding to the fetch join.

  - ### Uses of Attribute in javax.persistence.metamodel

    Subinterfaces of Attribute in javax.persistence.metamodel
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `CollectionAttribute<X,E>` Instances of the type `CollectionAttribute` represent persistent `java.util.Collection`-valued attributes.
    `interface` | `ListAttribute<X,E>` Instances of the type `ListAttribute` represent persistent `javax.util.List`-valued attributes.
    `interface` | `MapAttribute<X,K,V>` Instances of the type `MapAttribute` represent persistent `java.util.Map`-valued attributes.
    `interface` | `PluralAttribute<X,C,E>` Instances of the type `PluralAttribute` represent persistent collection-valued attributes.
    `interface` | `SetAttribute<X,E>` Instances of the type `SetAttribute` represent persistent `java.util.Set`-valued attributes.
    `interface` | `SingularAttribute<X,T>` Instances of the type `SingularAttribute` represents persistent single-valued properties or fields.

    Methods in javax.persistence.metamodel that return Attribute
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Attribute<? super X,?>` | ManagedType.`getAttribute(String name)` Return the attribute of the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.
    `Attribute<X,?>` | ManagedType.`getDeclaredAttribute(String name)` Return the attribute declared by the managed type that corresponds to the specified name.

    Methods in javax.persistence.metamodel that return types with arguments of type Attribute
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Set<Attribute<? super X,?>>` | ManagedType.`getAttributes()` Return the attributes of the managed type.
    `Set<Attribute<X,?>>` | ManagedType.`getDeclaredAttributes()` Return the attributes declared by the managed type.

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