TypeDefinition.java 文件源码

public Attribute<?, ?> filter() {
    Type<?> type = forModel(metamodel).filter(rootType);
    Attribute<?, ?> result = null;
    for (int i = 1; i < pathElements.length; i++) {
        if (!(type instanceof ManagedType)) {
            throw new PersistenceException("Cannot navigate through simple property "
                    + pathElements[i] + " of type " + type.getJavaType());
        }
        result = ((ManagedType<?>)type).getAttribute(pathElements[i]);
        if (result.isCollection()) {
            type = ((PluralAttribute<?, ?, ?>)result).getElementType();
        } else {
            type = ((SingularAttribute<?, ?>)result).getType();
        }
    }
    return result;
}