org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.key

Class PrimaryKey

java.lang.Object

org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.key.CandidateKey

org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.key.PrimaryKey

public class PrimaryKey
extends CandidateKey

Representation of the primary key of a table.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected List<Column>	columns Columns that the key relates to.
protected String	name Name of the key.
protected Table	table Table that the key applies to.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PrimaryKey(Table table) Creates a primary key.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addColumn(Column col) Class to add a column to the key
protected void	assertSameDatastoreObject(Column col) Utility to assert if the column is for a different table.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Equality operator.
String	getColumnList() Accessor for the column list
static String	getColumnList(Collection cols) Method to return the list of columns which the key applies to.
List<Column>	getColumns() Accessor for the columns that the key relates to.
String	getName() Accessor for the key name.
Table	getTable() Accessor for the table
int	hashCode() Hashcode operator.
protected static void	setMinSize(List list, int size)
void	setName(String name) Mutator for the key name.
boolean	startsWith(org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.key.Key key) Check if this starts with the same columns specified in key.
String	toString() Stringifier method.

Methods inherited from class org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.key.CandidateKey

setColumn, size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

protected String name

Name of the key.

table

protected Table table

Table that the key applies to.

columns

protected List<Column> columns

Columns that the key relates to.

Constructor Detail

PrimaryKey

public PrimaryKey(Table table)

Creates a primary key. A default name of the primary key is created by the constructor. This name can be overwritten.

Parameters:

table - Table that this is the PK for

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Equality operator.

Overrides:

equals in class CandidateKey

Parameters:

obj - Object to compare against

Returns:

Whether they are equal.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Hashcode operator.

Overrides:

hashCode in class CandidateKey

Returns:

The hashcode

toString

public String toString()

Stringifier method. Generates a form of the PK ready to be used in a DDL statement. e.g PRIMARY KEY (col1,col2)

Overrides:

toString in class CandidateKey

Returns:

The string form of this object. Ready to be used in a DDL statement.

getName

public String getName()

Accessor for the key name.

Returns:

Key name

getTable

public Table getTable()

Accessor for the table

Returns:

table

getColumns

public List<Column> getColumns()

Accessor for the columns that the key relates to.

Returns:

the List of columns.

getColumnList

public String getColumnList()

Accessor for the column list

Returns:

The column list

addColumn

public void addColumn(Column col)

Class to add a column to the key

Parameters:

col - The column to add

startsWith

public boolean startsWith(org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.key.Key key)

Check if this starts with the same columns specified in key.

Parameters:

key - the Key (may be multiple number of columns)

Returns:

true if this columns starts with columns specified in key

setName

public void setName(String name)

Mutator for the key name.

Parameters:

name - The key name

assertSameDatastoreObject

protected void assertSameDatastoreObject(Column col)

Utility to assert if the column is for a different table.

Parameters:

col - The column to compare with

setMinSize

protected static void setMinSize(List list,
                                 int size)

getColumnList

public static String getColumnList(Collection cols)

Method to return the list of columns which the key applies to.

Parameters:

cols - The columns.

Returns:

The column list.