org.openware.job.generator.metadata
Class MDMClass

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.openware.job.generator.metadata.MetaElement
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        +--org.openware.job.generator.metadata.MDMClass

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class MDMClass

extends MetaElement

One of the elements of metadata that MDM knows about is the class.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/11/01 22:39:52 $

Author:

Vincent Sheffer

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

PRIMARY_KEY_TYPE

Constructor Summary

MDMClass(java.lang.String name)

Method Summary

void	addEndPoint(MDMEndPoint ep)
void	addField(MDMField field)
MDMField	findField(java.lang.String fieldName)
java.util.Iterator	getEndPoints()
java.util.Iterator	getFields()
java.util.Iterator	getForeignKeyClasses() Get classes for foreign key definitions.
java.util.Iterator	getForeignKeyEndPoints() Get the EndPoints that correspond to the foreign key field.
java.lang.String	getName()
MDMField	getPrimaryKeyField() Get the primary key field for this class.

Methods inherited from class org.openware.job.generator.metadata.MetaElement

addDocumentationLine, getDocumentationLines

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PRIMARY_KEY_TYPE

public static final java.lang.String PRIMARY_KEY_TYPE

Constructor Detail

MDMClass

public MDMClass(java.lang.String name)

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

addEndPoint

public void addEndPoint(MDMEndPoint ep)

addField

public void addField(MDMField field)

findField

public MDMField findField(java.lang.String fieldName)

getPrimaryKeyField

public MDMField getPrimaryKeyField()

Get the primary key field for this class.

getForeignKeyEndPoints

public java.util.Iterator getForeignKeyEndPoints()

Get the EndPoints that correspond to the foreign key field.

getForeignKeyClasses

public java.util.Iterator getForeignKeyClasses()

Get classes for foreign key definitions.

Class A has a 1-to-many relationship with Class B. Need to create column/field in Class A pointing back to Class B. This method returns a list of classes that fall in the category of Class B.

Returns:

An Iterator of MDMClasses.

getEndPoints

public java.util.Iterator getEndPoints()

getFields

public java.util.Iterator getFields()