3.2.6.6. Metadata
API DOCS

Metadata interface provides access to metadata session and view repository.

Interface methods:

  • getSession() – returns the metadata session instance.

  • getViewRepository() – returns the view repository instance.

  • getExtendedEntities() – returns ExtendedEntities instance, intended for working with the extended entities. See more in Extending an Entity.

  • create() – creates an entity instance, taking into account potential extension.

    For persistent BaseLongIdEntity and BaseIntegerIdEntity subclasses, assigns identifiers right after creation. The new identifiers are fetched from automatically created database sequences. By default, the sequences are created in the main data store. However, if the cuba.useEntityDataStoreForIdSequence application property is set to true, sequences are created in the data store the entity belongs to.

  • getTools() – returns MetadataTools interface instance (see below).