javax.jdo.metadata

Interface ColumnMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

Metadata

public interface ColumnMetadata
extends Metadata

Represents an element in a collection/array.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Boolean	getAllowsNull() Accessor for whether the column allows null.
String	getDefaultValue() Accessor for the default value.
String	getInsertValue() Accessor for the insert value (for columns with no field/property)
String	getJDBCType() Accessor for the JDBC Type.
Integer	getLength() Accessor for the length.
String	getName() Accessor for the name of the column.
Integer	getPosition() Accessor for the position.
Integer	getScale() Accessor for the scale.
String	getSQLType() Accessor for the SQL Type.
String	getTarget() Accessor for the name of the target column.
String	getTargetField() Accessor for the name of the target field.
ColumnMetadata	setAllowsNull(boolean nulls) Method to set whether it allows null.
ColumnMetadata	setDefaultValue(String val) Method to set the default value.
ColumnMetadata	setInsertValue(String val) Method to set the insert value (for columns with no field/property).
ColumnMetadata	setJDBCType(String type) Method to set the JDBC type.
ColumnMetadata	setLength(int len) Method to set the length.
ColumnMetadata	setName(String name) Method to set the column name.
ColumnMetadata	setPosition(int pos) Method to set the position.
ColumnMetadata	setScale(int scale) Method to set the scale.
ColumnMetadata	setSQLType(String type) Method to set the SQL type.
ColumnMetadata	setTarget(String target) Method to set the target column (at the other side of the relation).
ColumnMetadata	setTargetField(String target) Method to set the target field (at the other side of the relation).

Methods inherited from interface javax.jdo.metadata.Metadata

getExtensions, getNumberOfExtensions, getParent, newExtensionMetadata

Method Detail

setName

ColumnMetadata setName(String name)

Method to set the column name.

Parameters:

name - Column name

Returns:

This metadata object

getName

String getName()

Accessor for the name of the column.

Returns:

The name

setTarget

ColumnMetadata setTarget(String target)

Method to set the target column (at the other side of the relation).

Parameters:

target - Target column

Returns:

This metadata object

getTarget

String getTarget()

Accessor for the name of the target column.

Returns:

Target column name

setTargetField

ColumnMetadata setTargetField(String target)

Method to set the target field (at the other side of the relation).

Parameters:

target - Target field

Returns:

This metadata object

getTargetField

String getTargetField()

Accessor for the name of the target field.

Returns:

Target field name

setJDBCType

ColumnMetadata setJDBCType(String type)

Method to set the JDBC type.

Parameters:

type - JDBC Type

Returns:

This metadata object

getJDBCType

String getJDBCType()

Accessor for the JDBC Type.

Returns:

JDBC Type

setSQLType

ColumnMetadata setSQLType(String type)

Method to set the SQL type.

Parameters:

type - SQL Type

Returns:

This metadata object

getSQLType

String getSQLType()

Accessor for the SQL Type.

Returns:

SQL Type

setLength

ColumnMetadata setLength(int len)

Method to set the length.

Parameters:

len - Length

Returns:

This metadata object

getLength

Integer getLength()

Accessor for the length.

Returns:

length

setScale

ColumnMetadata setScale(int scale)

Method to set the scale.

Parameters:

scale - scale

Returns:

This metadata object

getScale

Integer getScale()

Accessor for the scale.

Returns:

scale

setAllowsNull

ColumnMetadata setAllowsNull(boolean nulls)

Method to set whether it allows null.

Parameters:

nulls - Allows null?

Returns:

This metadata object

getAllowsNull

Boolean getAllowsNull()

Accessor for whether the column allows null.

Returns:

Allows null?

setDefaultValue

ColumnMetadata setDefaultValue(String val)

Method to set the default value.

Parameters:

val - Default value

Returns:

This metadata object

getDefaultValue

String getDefaultValue()

Accessor for the default value.

Returns:

Default value

setInsertValue

ColumnMetadata setInsertValue(String val)

Method to set the insert value (for columns with no field/property).

Parameters:

val - Insert value

Returns:

This metadata object

getInsertValue

String getInsertValue()

Accessor for the insert value (for columns with no field/property)

Returns:

Insert value

setPosition

ColumnMetadata setPosition(int pos)

Method to set the position.

Parameters:

pos - Position

Returns:

This metadata object

getPosition

Integer getPosition()

Accessor for the position.

Returns:

position