# Interface ClassDescriptorFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `PersistentDescriptorFactory, PersistentObjectDescriptorFactory, ValueHolderDescriptorFactory`

public interface ClassDescriptorFactory
A factory of `ClassDescriptor` instances.

Since:
  1.2

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `ClassDescriptor`
  `getDescriptor(String entityName)`
  Returns a ClassDescriptor instance for a given symbolic entity name.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getDescriptor

    ClassDescriptor getDescriptor(String entityName)
    Returns a ClassDescriptor instance for a given symbolic entity name. Returns null if this factory doesn't support this type of entity.