dk.eobjects.metamodel.schema
Class Table

java.lang.Object
  dk.eobjects.metamodel.schema.Table

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Table>

Direct Known Subclasses:

JdbcTable

public class Table
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Table>

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

Constructor Summary

Table()

Table(java.lang.String name)

Table(java.lang.String name, TableType type)

Table(java.lang.String name, TableType type, Schema schema)

Table(java.lang.String name, TableType type, Schema schema, Column... columns)

Method Summary

Table	addColumn(Column column)
protected Table	addRelationship(Relationship relation) Protected method for adding a relationship to this table.
int	compareTo(Table that)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
Column[]	getBooleanColumns()
Column	getColumnByName(java.lang.String columnName) Convenience method for retrieving a column by it's name
int	getColumnCount()
java.lang.String[]	getColumnNames()
Column[]	getColumns()
protected java.util.List<Column>	getColumnsInternal() Internal getter for the columns of the table.
Column[]	getColumnsOfType(ColumnType columnType)
Relationship[]	getForeignKeyRelationships()
Column[]	getForeignKeys()
Column[]	getIndexedColumns()
Column[]	getLiteralColumns()
java.lang.String	getName()
Column[]	getNumberColumns()
Relationship[]	getPrimaryKeyRelationships()
Column[]	getPrimaryKeys()
java.lang.String	getQuote()
java.lang.String	getQuotedName()
int	getRelationshipCount()
Relationship[]	getRelationships()
Relationship[]	getRelationships(Table otherTable)
protected java.util.List<Relationship>	getRelationshipsInternal() Internal getter for the relationships of the table.
java.lang.String	getRemarks()
Schema	getSchema()
Column[]	getTimeBasedColumns()
TableType	getType()
int	hashCode()
Table	removeColumn(Column column)
protected Table	removeRelationship(Relationship relation) Protected method for removing a relationship from this table.
Table	setColumns(java.util.Collection<Column> columns)
Table	setColumns(Column... columns)
Table	setName(java.lang.String name)
Table	setQuote(java.lang.String quoteString)
void	setRemarks(java.lang.String remarks)
Table	setSchema(Schema schema)
Table	setType(TableType type)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Table

public Table()

Table

public Table(java.lang.String name)

Table

public Table(java.lang.String name,
             TableType type)

Table

public Table(java.lang.String name,
             TableType type,
             Schema schema)

Table

public Table(java.lang.String name,
             TableType type,
             Schema schema,
             Column... columns)

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the name of the table

setName

public Table setName(java.lang.String name)

getColumnsInternal

protected java.util.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 java.util.List<Relationship> getRelationshipsInternal()

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

getColumnCount

public int getColumnCount()

Returns:

the number of columns in this table

getColumns

public Column[] getColumns()

Returns:

the columns of the table

setColumns

public Table setColumns(Column... columns)

setColumns

public Table setColumns(java.util.Collection<Column> columns)

addColumn

public Table addColumn(Column column)

removeColumn

public Table removeColumn(Column column)

getColumnByName

public Column getColumnByName(java.lang.String columnName)

Convenience method for retrieving a column by it's name

Parameters:

columnName - the name of the column to retrieve

Returns:

the column with the given name. Returns null if no such column is found.

getSchema

public Schema getSchema()

Returns:

the schema that the table belong to

setSchema

public Table setSchema(Schema schema)

getType

public TableType getType()

Returns:

the type of table

setType

public Table setType(TableType type)

getRelationships

public Relationship[] getRelationships()

Returns:

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

getRelationships

public Relationship[] getRelationships(Table otherTable)

Parameters:

otherTable -

Returns:

this tables relationsips to another table

addRelationship

protected Table addRelationship(Relationship relation)

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

removeRelationship

protected Table removeRelationship(Relationship relation)

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

getRelationshipCount

public int getRelationshipCount()

getRemarks

public java.lang.String getRemarks()

setRemarks

public void setRemarks(java.lang.String remarks)

getQuote

public java.lang.String getQuote()

setQuote

public Table setQuote(java.lang.String quoteString)

getQuotedName

public java.lang.String getQuotedName()

getNumberColumns

public Column[] getNumberColumns()

getLiteralColumns

public Column[] getLiteralColumns()

getTimeBasedColumns

public Column[] getTimeBasedColumns()

getBooleanColumns

public Column[] getBooleanColumns()

getIndexedColumns

public Column[] getIndexedColumns()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(Table that)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<Table>

getForeignKeyRelationships

public Relationship[] getForeignKeyRelationships()

Returns:

the relationships where this table is the foreign table

getPrimaryKeyRelationships

public Relationship[] getPrimaryKeyRelationships()

Returns:

the relationships where this table is the primary table

getForeignKeys

public Column[] getForeignKeys()

getPrimaryKeys

public Column[] getPrimaryKeys()

getColumnNames

public java.lang.String[] getColumnNames()

getColumnsOfType

public Column[] getColumnsOfType(ColumnType columnType)