InheritanceMetadata (JDO API 3.2.1-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

Metadata
```
public interface InheritanceMetadata
extends Metadata
```
Represents the inheritance of a class.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getCustomStrategy()`	Accessor for the custom inheritance (overriding "strategy").
`DiscriminatorMetadata`	`getDiscriminatorMetadata()`	Accessor for the discriminator (if any).
`JoinMetadata`	`getJoinMetadata()`	Accessor for the join (if any).
`InheritanceStrategy`	`getStrategy()`	Accessor for the inheritance strategy.
`DiscriminatorMetadata`	`newDiscriminatorMetadata()`	Method to define the new discriminator metadata.
`JoinMetadata`	`newJoinMetadata()`	Method to define the new join information.
`InheritanceMetadata`	`setCustomStrategy(String strategy)`	Method to set the custom inheritance strategy.
`InheritanceMetadata`	`setStrategy(InheritanceStrategy strategy)`	Method to set the inheritance strategy.

Methods inherited from interface javax.jdo.metadata.Metadata
getExtensions, getNumberOfExtensions, getParent, newExtensionMetadata

- Method Detail
  - setStrategy
```
InheritanceMetadata setStrategy(InheritanceStrategy strategy)
```
    Method to set the inheritance strategy.
    
    Parameters:
    
    strategy - The strategy
    
    Returns:
    
    This metadata object
  - getStrategy
```
InheritanceStrategy getStrategy()
```
    Accessor for the inheritance strategy.
    
    Returns:
    
    The strategy
  - setCustomStrategy
```
InheritanceMetadata setCustomStrategy(String strategy)
```
    Method to set the custom inheritance strategy.
    
    Parameters:
    
    strategy - The strategy
    
    Returns:
    
    This metadata object
  - getCustomStrategy
```
String getCustomStrategy()
```
    Accessor for the custom inheritance (overriding "strategy").
    
    Returns:
    
    The strategy
  - newDiscriminatorMetadata
```
DiscriminatorMetadata newDiscriminatorMetadata()
```
    Method to define the new discriminator metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    The DiscriminatorMetadata
  - getDiscriminatorMetadata
```
DiscriminatorMetadata getDiscriminatorMetadata()
```
    Accessor for the discriminator (if any).
    
    Returns:
    
    Discriminator
  - newJoinMetadata
```
JoinMetadata newJoinMetadata()
```
    Method to define the new join information.
    
    Returns:
    
    The JoinMetadata
  - getJoinMetadata
```
JoinMetadata getJoinMetadata()
```
    Accessor for the join (if any).
    
    Returns:
    
    Join information