Extent (OpenJPA Parent POM 4.1.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Iterable<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExtentImpl
```
public interface Extent<T>
extends Iterable<T>
```
An extent is a logical view of all instances of a class.

Since:

0.4.0

Author:

Abe White

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`closeAll()`	Close all open iterators that are consuming database resources.
`Extent`	`getDelegate()`	Deprecated. cast to `ExtentImpl` instead.
`Class<T>`	`getElementClass()`	The extent's element type.
`OpenJPAEntityManager`	`getEntityManager()`	The owning entity manager.
`FetchPlan`	`getFetchPlan()`	Fetch configuration for controlling how iterated objects are loaded.
`boolean`	`getIgnoreChanges()`	Whether the extent sees inserts and deletes in the current transaction.
`boolean`	`hasSubclasses()`	Whether the extent includes subclasses.
`List<T>`	`list()`	List the extent contents.
`void`	`setIgnoreChanges(boolean ignoreChanges)`	Whether the extent sees inserts and deletes in the current transaction.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, iterator, spliterator

- Method Detail
  - getElementClass
```
Class<T> getElementClass()
```
    The extent's element type.
  - hasSubclasses
```
boolean hasSubclasses()
```
    Whether the extent includes subclasses.
  - getEntityManager
```
OpenJPAEntityManager getEntityManager()
```
    The owning entity manager.
  - getFetchPlan
```
FetchPlan getFetchPlan()
```
    Fetch configuration for controlling how iterated objects are loaded.
  - getIgnoreChanges
```
boolean getIgnoreChanges()
```
    Whether the extent sees inserts and deletes in the current transaction.
  - setIgnoreChanges
```
void setIgnoreChanges(boolean ignoreChanges)
```
    Whether the extent sees inserts and deletes in the current transaction.
  - list
```
List<T> list()
```
    List the extent contents.
  - closeAll
```
void closeAll()
```
    Close all open iterators that are consuming database resources.
  - getDelegate
```
@Deprecated
Extent getDelegate()
```
    Deprecated.
    cast to ExtentImpl instead. This method pierces the published-API boundary, as does the SPI cast.