org.eobjects.metamodel.schema
Class MutableTable

java.lang.Object
  org.eobjects.metamodel.schema.AbstractTable
      org.eobjects.metamodel.schema.MutableTable

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Table>, NamedStructure, Table, HasName

public class MutableTable
extends AbstractTable
implements Serializable

Represents the metadata about a table. Tables reside within a schema and contains columns and relationships to other tables.

See Also:

Schema, Column, Relationship, Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected List<Column>	_columns
protected String	_name
protected String	_quoteString
protected List<Relationship>	_relationships
protected String	_remarks
protected Schema	_schema
protected TableType	_type

Constructor Summary

MutableTable()

MutableTable(String name)

MutableTable(String name, TableType type)

MutableTable(String name, TableType type, Schema schema)

MutableTable(String name, TableType type, Schema schema, Column... columns)

Method Summary

MutableTable	addColumn(Column column)
MutableTable	addColumn(int index, Column column)
protected void	addRelationship(Relationship relation) Protected method for adding a relationship to this table.
Column[]	getColumns() Gets the columns of this table.
protected List<Column>	getColumnsInternal() Internal getter for the columns of the table.
String	getName() Gets the name of this Table
String	getQuote() Gets an optional quote string that is used to enclose the name of this structure.
Relationship[]	getRelationships() Gets all relationships for this table.
protected List<Relationship>	getRelationshipsInternal() Internal getter for the relationships of the table.
String	getRemarks() Gets remarks/comments to this table.
Schema	getSchema() Gets the schema that this table resides in.
TableType	getType() Gets the table type of this table.
MutableTable	removeColumn(Column column)
protected MutableTable	removeRelationship(Relationship relation) Protected method for removing a relationship from this table.
MutableTable	setColumns(Collection<Column> columns)
MutableTable	setColumns(Column... columns)
MutableTable	setName(String name)
MutableTable	setQuote(String quoteString)
MutableTable	setRemarks(String remarks)
MutableTable	setSchema(Schema schema)
MutableTable	setType(TableType type)

Methods inherited from class org.eobjects.metamodel.schema.AbstractTable

compareTo, equals, getBooleanColumns, getColumn, getColumnByName, getColumnCount, getColumnNames, getColumnsOfSuperType, getColumnsOfType, getForeignKeyRelationships, getForeignKeys, getIndexedColumns, getLiteralColumns, getNumberColumns, getPrimaryKeyRelationships, getPrimaryKeys, getQualifiedLabel, getQuotedName, getRelationshipCount, getRelationships, getTimeBasedColumns, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

_name

protected String _name

_type

protected TableType _type

_remarks

protected String _remarks

_schema

protected Schema _schema

_columns

protected final List<Column> _columns

_relationships

protected final List<Relationship> _relationships

_quoteString

protected String _quoteString

Constructor Detail

MutableTable

public MutableTable()

MutableTable

public MutableTable(String name)

MutableTable

public MutableTable(String name,
                    TableType type)

MutableTable

public MutableTable(String name,
                    TableType type,
                    Schema schema)

MutableTable

public MutableTable(String name,
                    TableType type,
                    Schema schema,
                    Column... columns)

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Table

Gets the name of this Table

Specified by:

getName in interface NamedStructure

Specified by:

getName in interface Table

Specified by:

getName in interface HasName

Returns:

the name of this Table

setName

public MutableTable setName(String name)

getColumnsInternal

protected List<Column> getColumnsInternal()

Internal getter for the columns of the table. Overwrite this method to implement column lookup, column lazy-loading or similar.

getRelationshipsInternal

protected List<Relationship> getRelationshipsInternal()

Internal getter for the relationships of the table. Overwrite this method to implement relationship lookup, relationship lazy-loading or similar.

getColumns

public Column[] getColumns()

Description copied from interface: Table

Gets the columns of this table.

Specified by:

getColumns in interface Table

Returns:

the columns of this table.

setColumns

public MutableTable setColumns(Column... columns)

setColumns

public MutableTable setColumns(Collection<Column> columns)

addColumn

public MutableTable addColumn(Column column)

addColumn

public MutableTable addColumn(int index,
                              Column column)

removeColumn

public MutableTable removeColumn(Column column)

getSchema

public Schema getSchema()

Description copied from interface: Table

Gets the schema that this table resides in.

Specified by:

getSchema in interface Table

Returns:

the schema that the table resides in.

setSchema

public MutableTable setSchema(Schema schema)

getType

public TableType getType()

Description copied from interface: Table

Gets the table type of this table.

Specified by:

getType in interface Table

Returns:

the type of table

setType

public MutableTable setType(TableType type)

getRelationships

public Relationship[] getRelationships()

Description copied from interface: Table

Gets all relationships for this table.

Specified by:

getRelationships in interface Table

Returns:

all relationsips for this table. To add relations use TableRelation.createRelation();

addRelationship

protected void addRelationship(Relationship relation)

Protected method for adding a relationship to this table. Should not be used. Use Relationship.createRelationship(Column[], Column[]) instead.

removeRelationship

protected MutableTable removeRelationship(Relationship relation)

Protected method for removing a relationship from this table. Should not be used. Use Relationship.remove() instead.

getRemarks

public String getRemarks()

Description copied from interface: Table

Gets remarks/comments to this table.

Specified by:

getRemarks in interface Table

Returns:

remarks/comments to this table or null if none exist.

setRemarks

public MutableTable setRemarks(String remarks)

getQuote

public String getQuote()

Description copied from interface: NamedStructure

Gets an optional quote string that is used to enclose the name of this structure.

Specified by:

getQuote in interface NamedStructure

Returns:

A quote string used to enclose the name or null if none exists.

setQuote

public MutableTable setQuote(String quoteString)