javax.jdo.metadata

Interface DatastoreIdentityMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

Metadata

public interface DatastoreIdentityMetadata
extends Metadata

Represents the datastore identity of a class.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getColumn() Accessor for the datastore identity column name.
ColumnMetadata[]	getColumns() Accessor for all column(s) defined on the datastore identity.
String	getCustomStrategy() Accessor for the custom strategy (overriding "strategy").
int	getNumberOfColumns() Accessor for the number of columns defined for this datastore identity.
String	getSequence() Accessor for the sequence key (when using "sequence" strategy)
IdGeneratorStrategy	getStrategy() Accessor for the identity generation strategy.
ColumnMetadata	newColumnMetadata() Add a new column for this datastore identity.
DatastoreIdentityMetadata	setColumn(String column) Method to set the datastore identity column name.
DatastoreIdentityMetadata	setCustomStrategy(String strategy) Method to set the custom identity generation strategy.
DatastoreIdentityMetadata	setSequence(String seq) Method to set the sequence key (when using "sequence" strategy).
DatastoreIdentityMetadata	setStrategy(IdGeneratorStrategy strategy) Method to set the identity generation strategy.

Methods inherited from interface javax.jdo.metadata.Metadata

getExtensions, getNumberOfExtensions, getParent, newExtensionMetadata

Method Detail

setColumn

DatastoreIdentityMetadata setColumn(String column)

Method to set the datastore identity column name.

Parameters:

column - Name of the datastore identity column

Returns:

This metadata object

getColumn

String getColumn()

Accessor for the datastore identity column name.

Returns:

The column name

setStrategy

DatastoreIdentityMetadata setStrategy(IdGeneratorStrategy strategy)

Method to set the identity generation strategy.

Parameters:

strategy - The strategy

Returns:

This metadata object

getStrategy

IdGeneratorStrategy getStrategy()

Accessor for the identity generation strategy.

Returns:

The strategy

setCustomStrategy

DatastoreIdentityMetadata setCustomStrategy(String strategy)

Method to set the custom identity generation strategy.

Parameters:

strategy - The strategy

Returns:

This metadata object

getCustomStrategy

String getCustomStrategy()

Accessor for the custom strategy (overriding "strategy").

Returns:

The strategy

setSequence

DatastoreIdentityMetadata setSequence(String seq)

Method to set the sequence key (when using "sequence" strategy).

Parameters:

seq - Sequence key

Returns:

This metadata object

getSequence

String getSequence()

Accessor for the sequence key (when using "sequence" strategy)

Returns:

The sequence

getColumns

ColumnMetadata[] getColumns()

Accessor for all column(s) defined on the datastore identity.

Returns:

The column(s)

newColumnMetadata

ColumnMetadata newColumnMetadata()

Add a new column for this datastore identity.

Returns:

The ColumnMetadata

getNumberOfColumns

int getNumberOfColumns()

Accessor for the number of columns defined for this datastore identity.

Returns:

The number of columns