javax.jdo.datastore

Interface Sequence

public interface Sequence

Implementations of this interface can be used to obtain sequences. The behavior with regard to the transaction and rollover behavior are defined in the metadata.

Since:

2.0

Version:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	allocate(int additional) Provides a hint to the implementation that the application will need additional sequence value objects in short order.
Object	current() Returns the current sequence value object if it is available.
long	currentValue() Returns the current sequence value as a long.
String	getName() Returns the fully qualified name of the Sequence.
Object	next() Returns the next sequence value as an Object.
long	nextValue() Returns the next sequence value as a long.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the fully qualified name of the Sequence.

Returns:

the name of the sequence

next

Object next()

Returns the next sequence value as an Object. If the next sequence value is not available, throw JDODataStoreException.

Returns:

the next value

allocate

void allocate(int additional)

Provides a hint to the implementation that the application will need additional sequence value objects in short order. There is no externally visible behavior of this method. It is used to potentially improve the efficiency of the algorithm of obtaining additional sequence value objects.

Parameters:

additional - the number of additional values to allocate

current

Object current()

Returns the current sequence value object if it is available. It is intended to return a sequence value object previously used. If the current sequence value is not available, throw JDODataStoreException.

Returns:

the current value

nextValue

long nextValue()

Returns the next sequence value as a long. If the next sequence value is not available or is not numeric, throw JDODataStoreException.

Returns:

the next value

currentValue

long currentValue()

Returns the current sequence value as a long. If the current sequence value is not available or is not numeric, throw JDODataStoreException.

Returns:

the current value