de.mguennewig.pobjects.metadata
Class Column

java.lang.Object
  de.mguennewig.pobjects.metadata.Column

Direct Known Subclasses:

Field, FormEntry, Parameter

public abstract class Column
extends java.lang.Object

Defines a table attribute.

Author:

Michael Günnewig

Field Summary

static int	GET_METHOD Name of the Java method that returns the value of the indicated column.
static int	GET_METHOD_VISUAL Name of the Java method that returns the preferred string representation of the value returned by method GET_METHOD.
static int	MEMBER_ATTR Name of the public Java member that holds a reference to the column descriptor.
static int	MEMBER_ATTR_TYPE Name of the public Java member that holds a reference to the descriptor's type.
static int	MEMBER_NAME Name of the private Java member that stores this column.
static int	SET_METHOD Name of the Java method that assigns a new value to the indicated column.

Method Summary

Description	getDescription()
int	getIndex() Returns the index position in the surrounding table expression.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the column name as seen by the application.
java.lang.String	getSchemaName() Returns the column name in the database schema.
Type	getType() Returns the type definition for this column
java.lang.String	name(int variant) Returns different names depending on variant for the code generator.
void	setDescription(Description descr)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

GET_METHOD

public static final int GET_METHOD

Name of the Java method that returns the value of the indicated column.

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Constant Field Values

SET_METHOD

public static final int SET_METHOD

Name of the Java method that assigns a new value to the indicated column.

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Constant Field Values

GET_METHOD_VISUAL

public static final int GET_METHOD_VISUAL

Name of the Java method that returns the preferred string representation of the value returned by method GET_METHOD.

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Constant Field Values

MEMBER_NAME

public static final int MEMBER_NAME

Name of the private Java member that stores this column.

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MEMBER_ATTR

public static final int MEMBER_ATTR

Name of the public Java member that holds a reference to the column descriptor.

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MEMBER_ATTR_TYPE

public static final int MEMBER_ATTR_TYPE

Name of the public Java member that holds a reference to the descriptor's type. The member's type is the most specific extension of the base type Type that applies.

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Method Detail

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

Returns the column name as seen by the application.

getSchemaName

public final java.lang.String getSchemaName()

Returns the column name in the database schema.

getDescription

public final Description getDescription()

setDescription

public final void setDescription(Description descr)

getType

public final Type getType()

Returns the type definition for this column

getIndex

public final int getIndex()

Returns the index position in the surrounding table expression.

name

public java.lang.String name(int variant)

Returns different names depending on variant for the code generator.

Returns:

variant	return value
GET_METHOD	get<Name>
GET_METHOD_VISUAL	get<Name>ForVisual
SET_METHOD	set<Name>
MEMBER_NAME	<name>
MEMBER_ATTR	attr<Name>
MEMBER_ATTR_TYPE	atype<Name>

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if variant is unknown.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object