Package javax.jdo.metadata

Interface DatastoreIdentityMetadata

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Metadata
    public interface DatastoreIdentityMetadata
extends Metadata
    Represents the datastore identity of a class.
    Since:
    3.0

    • Method Detail

      • setColumn

        DatastoreIdentityMetadata setColumn​(String column)
        Method to set the datastore identity column name.
        Parameters:
        column - Name of the datastore identity column
        Returns:
        This metadata object

      • getColumn

        String getColumn()
        Accessor for the datastore identity column name.
        Returns:
        The column name

      • getStrategy

        IdGeneratorStrategy getStrategy()
        Accessor for the identity generation strategy.
        Returns:
        The strategy

      • setCustomStrategy

        DatastoreIdentityMetadata setCustomStrategy​(String strategy)
        Method to set the custom identity generation strategy.
        Parameters:
        strategy - The strategy
        Returns:
        This metadata object

      • getCustomStrategy

        String getCustomStrategy()
        Accessor for the custom strategy (overriding "strategy").
        Returns:
        The strategy

      • setSequence

        DatastoreIdentityMetadata setSequence​(String seq)
        Method to set the sequence key (when using "sequence" strategy).
        Parameters:
        seq - Sequence key
        Returns:
        This metadata object

      • getSequence

        String getSequence()
        Accessor for the sequence key (when using "sequence" strategy)
        Returns:
        The sequence

      • getColumns

        ColumnMetadata[] getColumns()
        Accessor for all column(s) defined on the datastore identity.
        Returns:
        The column(s)

      • newColumnMetadata

        ColumnMetadata newColumnMetadata()
        Add a new column for this datastore identity.
        Returns:
        The ColumnMetadata

      • getNumberOfColumns

        int getNumberOfColumns()
        Accessor for the number of columns defined for this datastore identity.
        Returns:
        The number of columns