IMetaObject

```
public interface IMetaObject
```
Entity representation. New names are used in javadoc even though the classes are still named after legacy objects for compatibility reasons. MetaPrimitives will be called attributes and MetaObject will be referred to as entity.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`com.mendix.core.component.LocalComponent`	`getComponent()`
`List<? extends IDataValidation>`	`getDataValidations()`
`List<? extends IDataValidation>`	`getDataValidationsByMember(String memberName)`
`IMetaAssociation`	`getDeclaredMetaAssociationChild(String name)`
`IMetaAssociation`	`getDeclaredMetaAssociationParent(String name)`
`Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation>`	`getDeclaredMetaAssociationsChild()`
`Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation>`	`getDeclaredMetaAssociationsParent()`
`IMetaPrimitive`	`getDeclaredMetaPrimitive(String name)`
`Collection<? extends IMetaPrimitive>`	`getDeclaredMetaPrimitives()`
`short`	`getId()`
`List<? extends IMetaObjectIndex>`	`getIndices()`
`IMetaAssociation`	`getMetaAssociationChild(String name)`
`IMetaAssociation`	`getMetaAssociationParent(String name)`
`Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation>`	`getMetaAssociationsChild()`
`Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation>`	`getMetaAssociationsParent()`
`List<? extends IMetaObjectAccess>`	`getMetaObjectAccesses()`
`List<? extends IMetaObjectAccess>`	`getMetaObjectAccessesWithoutXPath(IContext context)`
`List<? extends IMetaObjectAccess>`	`getMetaObjectAccessesWithXPath(IContext context)`
`IMetaPrimitive`	`getMetaPrimitive(String name)`
`Collection<? extends IMetaPrimitive>`	`getMetaPrimitives()`
`UUID`	`getModelGUID()` Returns the identifier of the modeled entity which is the base of this meta object.
`String`	`getModuleName()`
`String`	`getName()`
`Collection<? extends IMetaPrimitive>`	`getNonVirtualDeclaredMetaPrimitives()`
`List<? extends IMetaObject>`	`getSubObjects()`
`String`	`getSuperName()`
`IMetaObject`	`getSuperObject()`
`List<? extends IMetaObject>`	`getSuperObjects()`
`boolean`	`hasChangedByAttr()`
`boolean`	`hasChangedDateAttr()`
`boolean`	`hasCreatedDateAttr()`
`boolean`	`hasMetaDataAccess(IContext context)`
`boolean`	`hasOwnerAttr()`
`boolean`	`isFileDocument()`
`Boolean`	`isPersistable()`
`boolean`	`isSubClassOf(IMetaObject mainQueryObject)`
`boolean`	`isUser()`

- Method Detail
  - getMetaPrimitives
```
Collection<? extends IMetaPrimitive> getMetaPrimitives()
```
    Returns:
    
    the attributes
  - getMetaPrimitive
```
IMetaPrimitive getMetaPrimitive(String name)
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the attribute to return
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the attribute for the given name
  - getDeclaredMetaPrimitives
```
Collection<? extends IMetaPrimitive> getDeclaredMetaPrimitives()
```
    Returns:
    
    the attributes that belong to this entity (not including those of superentities)
  - getNonVirtualDeclaredMetaPrimitives
```
Collection<? extends IMetaPrimitive> getNonVirtualDeclaredMetaPrimitives()
```
    Returns:
    
    the non virtual attributes that belong to this entity (not including those of superentities)
  - getDeclaredMetaPrimitive
```
IMetaPrimitive getDeclaredMetaPrimitive(String name)
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the attribute to return
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the attribute for the given name (not including those of superentities)
  - getDeclaredMetaAssociationsChild
```
Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation> getDeclaredMetaAssociationsChild()
```
    Returns:
    
    the associations where this entity is the child (not including those of superentities)
  - getDeclaredMetaAssociationChild
```
IMetaAssociation getDeclaredMetaAssociationChild(String name)
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the association to return
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the association for the given name where this entity is the child (not including those of superentities)
  - getDeclaredMetaAssociationsParent
```
Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation> getDeclaredMetaAssociationsParent()
```
    Returns:
    
    the associations where this entity is the parent (not including those of superentities)
  - getDeclaredMetaAssociationParent
```
IMetaAssociation getDeclaredMetaAssociationParent(String name)
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the association to return
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the association for the given name where this entity is the parent (not including those of superentities)
  - getMetaAssociationsChild
```
Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation> getMetaAssociationsChild()
```
    Returns:
    
    the associations where this entity is the child
  - getMetaAssociationChild
```
IMetaAssociation getMetaAssociationChild(String name)
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the association to return
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the association for the given name where this entity is the child
  - getMetaAssociationsParent
```
Collection<? extends IMetaAssociation> getMetaAssociationsParent()
```
    Returns:
    
    the associations where this entity is the parent
  - getMetaAssociationParent
```
IMetaAssociation getMetaAssociationParent(String name)
```
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the association to return
    
    Returns:
    
    returns the association for the given name where this entity is the parent
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the name of the entity
  - getSubObjects
```
List<? extends IMetaObject> getSubObjects()
```
    Returns:
    
    the subentities
  - getSuperObjects
```
List<? extends IMetaObject> getSuperObjects()
```
    Returns:
    
    the superentities
  - getSuperName
```
String getSuperName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the name of the superentity
  - getModuleName
```
String getModuleName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the module name
  - hasChangedByAttr
```
boolean hasChangedByAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    returns whether this entity has a changed by attribute
  - hasChangedDateAttr
```
boolean hasChangedDateAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    returns whether this entity has a changed date attribute
  - hasCreatedDateAttr
```
boolean hasCreatedDateAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    returns whether this entity has a created date attribute
  - hasOwnerAttr
```
boolean hasOwnerAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    returns whether this entity has an owner attribute
  - getSuperObject
```
IMetaObject getSuperObject()
```
    Returns:
    
    the superentity
  - getDataValidations
```
List<? extends IDataValidation> getDataValidations()
```
    Returns:
    
    the dataValidations
  - getDataValidationsByMember
```
List<? extends IDataValidation> getDataValidationsByMember(String memberName)
```
    Parameters:
    
    memberName - the attribute to return datavalidations for
    
    Returns:
    
    datavalidations belonging to the attribute
  - getIndices
```
List<? extends IMetaObjectIndex> getIndices()
```
    Returns:
    
    the indices on this entity
  - getMetaObjectAccesses
```
List<? extends IMetaObjectAccess> getMetaObjectAccesses()
```
    Returns:
    
    entity accesses
  - getMetaObjectAccessesWithoutXPath
```
List<? extends IMetaObjectAccess> getMetaObjectAccessesWithoutXPath(IContext context)
```
    Parameters:
    
    context -
    
    Returns:
    
    entity accesses without xpath constraints
  - getMetaObjectAccessesWithXPath
```
List<? extends IMetaObjectAccess> getMetaObjectAccessesWithXPath(IContext context)
```
    Parameters:
    
    context -
    
    Returns:
    
    entity accesses with xpath constraints
  - getModelGUID
```
UUID getModelGUID()
```
    Returns the identifier of the modeled entity which is the base of this meta object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the identifier of the modeled entity
  - getId
```
short getId()
```
    Returns:
    
    the short identifier of the meta object, generated by the connectionbus. Each meta object has a unique identifier used in client communication.
  - isPersistable
```
Boolean isPersistable()
```
    Returns:
    
    whether this entity is persistable (i.e. storeable in the mendix database)
  - hasMetaDataAccess
```
boolean hasMetaDataAccess(IContext context)
```
  - isUser
```
boolean isUser()
```
  - isSubClassOf
```
boolean isSubClassOf(IMetaObject mainQueryObject)
```
  - isFileDocument
```
boolean isFileDocument()
```
  - getComponent
```
com.mendix.core.component.LocalComponent getComponent()
```

Interface IMetaObject

Method Summary

Method Detail

getMetaPrimitives

getMetaPrimitive

getDeclaredMetaPrimitives

getNonVirtualDeclaredMetaPrimitives

getDeclaredMetaPrimitive

getDeclaredMetaAssociationsChild

getDeclaredMetaAssociationChild

getDeclaredMetaAssociationsParent

getDeclaredMetaAssociationParent

getMetaAssociationsChild

getMetaAssociationChild

getMetaAssociationsParent

getMetaAssociationParent

getName

getSubObjects

getSuperObjects

getSuperName

getModuleName

hasChangedByAttr

hasChangedDateAttr

hasCreatedDateAttr

hasOwnerAttr

getSuperObject

getDataValidations

getDataValidationsByMember

getIndices

getMetaObjectAccesses

getMetaObjectAccessesWithoutXPath

getMetaObjectAccessesWithXPath

getModelGUID

getId

isPersistable

hasMetaDataAccess

isUser

isSubClassOf

isFileDocument

getComponent