oracle.toplink.querykeys
Class QueryKey

java.lang.Object
oracle.toplink.querykeys.QueryKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DirectQueryKey, ForeignReferenceQueryKey

public class QueryKey

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

Purpose: Define a Java appropriate alias to a database field or function.

Responsibilities:

• Define the name of the alias.
• Define the descriptor of the alias.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

QueryKey()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() INTERNAL: Clones itself.
Descriptor	getDescriptor() INTERNAL: Return the descriptor.
java.lang.String	getName() PUBLIC: Return the name for the query key.
void	initialize(Descriptor aDescriptor) INTERNAL: Initialize any information in the receiver that requires its descriptor.
boolean	isAbstractQueryKey() INTERNAL: return whether this query key is abstract
boolean	isCollectionQueryKey() PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.
boolean	isDirectCollectionQueryKey() PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.
boolean	isDirectQueryKey() PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.
boolean	isForeignReferenceQueryKey() PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.
boolean	isManyToManyQueryKey() PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.
boolean	isOneToManyQueryKey() PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.
boolean	isOneToOneQueryKey() PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.
boolean	isQueryKey() INTERNAL: This is a QueryKey.
void	setDescriptor(Descriptor descriptor) INTERNAL: Set the descriptor.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) PUBLIC: Set the name for the query key.
java.lang.String	toString() INTERNAL: return a string representation of this instance of QueryKey

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

QueryKey

public QueryKey()

Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

INTERNAL: Clones itself.

getDescriptor

public Descriptor getDescriptor()

INTERNAL: Return the descriptor.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

PUBLIC: Return the name for the query key. This is the name that will be used in the expression.

initialize

public void initialize(Descriptor aDescriptor)

INTERNAL: Initialize any information in the receiver that requires its descriptor. Set the receiver's descriptor back reference.

Parameters:

aDescriptor - is the owner descriptor of the receiver.

isAbstractQueryKey

public boolean isAbstractQueryKey()

INTERNAL: return whether this query key is abstract

Returns:

boolean

isCollectionQueryKey

public boolean isCollectionQueryKey()

PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.

isDirectCollectionQueryKey

public boolean isDirectCollectionQueryKey()

PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.

isDirectQueryKey

public boolean isDirectQueryKey()

PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.

isForeignReferenceQueryKey

public boolean isForeignReferenceQueryKey()

PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.

isManyToManyQueryKey

public boolean isManyToManyQueryKey()

PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.

isOneToManyQueryKey

public boolean isOneToManyQueryKey()

PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.

isOneToOneQueryKey

public boolean isOneToOneQueryKey()

PUBLIC:: Related query key should implement this method to return true.

isQueryKey

public boolean isQueryKey()

INTERNAL: This is a QueryKey. return true.

Returns:

boolean

setDescriptor

public void setDescriptor(Descriptor descriptor)

INTERNAL: Set the descriptor.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

PUBLIC: Set the name for the query key. This is the name that will be used in the expression.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

INTERNAL: return a string representation of this instance of QueryKey