javax.jdo.metadata
Interface PrimaryKeyMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

Metadata

public interface PrimaryKeyMetadata
extends Metadata

Represents the primary key definition of a class.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getColumn() Accessor for the PK column name
ColumnMetadata[]	getColumns() Accessor for all column(s) defined on the PK.
java.lang.String	getName() Accessor for the name of the PK constraint.
int	getNumberOfColumns() Accessor for the number of columns defined for this PK
ColumnMetadata	newColumnMetadata() Add a new column for this PK
PrimaryKeyMetadata	setColumn(java.lang.String column) Method to set the PK column name.
PrimaryKeyMetadata	setName(java.lang.String name) Method to set the name of the PK constraint.

Methods inherited from interface javax.jdo.metadata.Metadata

getExtensions, getNumberOfExtensions, getParent, newExtensionMetadata

Method Detail

setName

PrimaryKeyMetadata setName(java.lang.String name)

Method to set the name of the PK constraint.

Parameters:

name - Name of the PK constraint

Returns:

The PK metadata

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Accessor for the name of the PK constraint.

Returns:

The PK constraint name

setColumn

PrimaryKeyMetadata setColumn(java.lang.String column)

Method to set the PK column name.

Parameters:

column - Name of the PK column

Returns:

The PK metadata

getColumn

java.lang.String getColumn()

Accessor for the PK column name

Returns:

The column name

getColumns

ColumnMetadata[] getColumns()

Accessor for all column(s) defined on the PK.

Returns:

The column(s)

newColumnMetadata

ColumnMetadata newColumnMetadata()

Add a new column for this PK

Returns:

The ColumnMetadata

getNumberOfColumns

int getNumberOfColumns()

Accessor for the number of columns defined for this PK

Returns:

The number of columns