org.deegree.io.datastore.schema.content
Class MappingField

java.lang.Object
  org.deegree.io.datastore.schema.content.MappingField

All Implemented Interfaces:

SimpleContent

Direct Known Subclasses:

MappingGeometryField

public class MappingField
extends Object
implements SimpleContent

Encapsulates a field of the backend (e.g. an SQL table column).

Version:

$Revision: 6729 $, $Date: 2007-04-30 18:22:55 +0200 (Mo, 30 Apr 2007) $

Author:

Markus Schneider , last edited by: $Author: mschneider $

Constructor Summary

MappingField(String table, String field, int type)
Creates a new instance of MappingField from the given parameters with no automatic generation of values.

MappingField(String table, String field, int type, boolean auto)
Creates a new instance of MappingField from the given parameters.

Method Summary

String	getField() Returns the name of the backend's (e.g. database) field.
String	getTable() Returns the name of the backend's (e.g. database) table.
int	getType() Returns the SQL type code of the field.
boolean	isAuto() Returns whether the backend generates the value automatically on insert.
boolean	isNumeric() Returns true if the field has a numerical type.
boolean	isSortable() Returns true, because a db field is (in general) suitable as a sort criterion.
boolean	isUpdateable() Returns true, because a db field may be updated.
void	setTable(String table) Sets the table to the given table name.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MappingField

public MappingField(String table,
                    String field,
                    int type,
                    boolean auto)

Creates a new instance of MappingField from the given parameters.

Parameters:

table -

field -

type - type code

auto -

See Also:

Types

MappingField

public MappingField(String table,
                    String field,
                    int type)

Creates a new instance of MappingField from the given parameters with no automatic generation of values.

Parameters:

table -

field -

type -

See Also:

Types

Method Detail

isUpdateable

public boolean isUpdateable()

Returns true, because a db field may be updated.

Specified by:

isUpdateable in interface SimpleContent

Returns:

true, because a db field may be updated

isSortable

public boolean isSortable()

Returns true, because a db field is (in general) suitable as a sort criterion.

Specified by:

isSortable in interface SimpleContent

Returns:

true, because a db field is (in general) suitable as a sort criterion

getTable

public String getTable()

Returns the name of the backend's (e.g. database) table.

Returns:

the table name

setTable

public void setTable(String table)

Sets the table to the given table name. This is currently needed, as MappedGMLSchema must be able to resolve unspecified (null) table names.

Parameters:

table - table name to set

getField

public String getField()

Returns the name of the backend's (e.g. database) field.

Returns:

the field name

getType

public int getType()

Returns the SQL type code of the field.

Returns:

the SQL type code

See Also:

Types

isAuto

public boolean isAuto()

Returns whether the backend generates the value automatically on insert.

Returns:

true, if a value for this field is generated automatically, false otherwise

isNumeric

public boolean isNumeric()

Returns true if the field has a numerical type.

Returns:

true if the field has a numerical type, false otherwise

See Also:

Types

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object