Package javax.jdo.metadata

Interface ElementMetadata

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Metadata
    public interface ElementMetadata
extends Metadata
    Represents an element in a collection/array.
    Since:
    3.0

    • Method Detail

      • setColumn

        ElementMetadata setColumn​(String column)
        Method to set the column name.
        Parameters:
        column - Column name
        Returns:
        This metadata object

      • getColumn

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

      • setTable

        ElementMetadata setTable​(String table)
        Method to set the table name.
        Parameters:
        table - Table name
        Returns:
        This metadata object

      • getTable

        String getTable()
        Accessor for the name of the table.
        Returns:
        The name

      • setDeleteAction

        ElementMetadata setDeleteAction​(ForeignKeyAction action)
        Method to set the delete action of the FK
        Parameters:
        action - Delete action of the FK
        Returns:
        This metadata object

      • getDeleteAction

        ForeignKeyAction getDeleteAction()
        Accessor for the delete action of the FK
        Returns:
        The FK delete-action

      • setUpdateAction

        ElementMetadata setUpdateAction​(ForeignKeyAction action)
        Method to set the update action of the FK
        Parameters:
        action - Update action of the FK
        Returns:
        This metadata object

      • getUpdateAction

        ForeignKeyAction getUpdateAction()
        Accessor for the update action of the FK.
        Returns:
        The FK update-action

      • getColumns

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

      • newColumnMetadata

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

      • getNumberOfColumns

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

      • newEmbeddedMetadata

        EmbeddedMetadata newEmbeddedMetadata()
        Method to set new embedded metadata for the element.
        Returns:
        The EmbeddedMetadata

      • getEmbeddedMetadata

        EmbeddedMetadata getEmbeddedMetadata()
        Accessor for any embedded metadata on this element.
        Returns:
        The EmbeddedMetadata

      • newIndexMetadata

        IndexMetadata newIndexMetadata()
        Method to set new index metadata for the element.
        Returns:
        The IndexMetadata

      • getIndexMetadata

        IndexMetadata getIndexMetadata()
        Accessor for any index metadata on this element
        Returns:
        Index metadata

      • newUniqueMetadata

        UniqueMetadata newUniqueMetadata()
        Method to set new unique constraint metadata for the element.
        Returns:
        The UniqueMetadata

      • getUniqueMetadata

        UniqueMetadata getUniqueMetadata()
        Accessor for any unique constraint metadata on this element.
        Returns:
        The UniqueMetadata

      • newForeignKeyMetadata

        ForeignKeyMetadata newForeignKeyMetadata()
        Method to set new foreign key metadata for the element.
        Returns:
        The ForeignKeyMetadata

      • getForeignKeyMetadata

        ForeignKeyMetadata getForeignKeyMetadata()
        Accessor for any foreign key metadata on this element.
        Returns:
        The ForeignKeyMetadata

      • getConverter

        AttributeConverter<?,​?> getConverter()
        Accessor for the attribute converter for this element (if any).
        Returns:
        The converter

      • setConverter

        ElementMetadata setConverter​(AttributeConverter<?,​?> conv)
        Method to set the attribute converter to use for this element.
        Parameters:
        conv - Converter
        Returns:
        This metadata

      • getUseDefaultConversion

        Boolean getUseDefaultConversion()
        Accessor for whether any AttributeConverter for this element type is explicitly disabled and should use the implementation default.
        Returns:
        Whether it is disabled

      • setUseDefaultConversion

        ElementMetadata setUseDefaultConversion​(Boolean flag)
        Method to explicitly set whether to disable use of AttributeConverter for this type (either here, class-level or PMF level).
        Parameters:
        flag - Whether to disable
        Returns:
        This metadata