net.sf.jaxme.sqls
Interface Column

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryColumn, DB2Column, HsqlDbColumn, StringColumn

All Known Implementing Classes:

ColumnImpl, DB2ColumnImpl, HsqlDbColumnImpl

public interface Column

Author:

Jochen Wiedmann

Nested Class Summary

static interface	Column.Name
static interface	Column.Type

Method Summary

Column.Name	getName() Returns the columns name.
java.lang.String	getQName() Returns the columns fully qualified name, which is getTable().getQName() + "." + getName().
Table	getTable() Returns the columns table.
Column.Type	getType() Returns the columns type.
boolean	isBinaryColumn() Returns whether this Column may be casted to a BinaryColumn.
boolean	isNullable() Returns whether the column is nullable.
boolean	isPrimaryKeyPart() Returns whether this column is part of the primary key.
boolean	isStringColumn() Returns whether this Column may be casted to a StringColumn.
void	setNullable(boolean pNullable) Sets whether the column is nullable.

Method Detail

getTable

public Table getTable()

Returns the columns table.

getName

public Column.Name getName()

Returns the columns name.

getQName

public java.lang.String getQName()

Returns the columns fully qualified name, which is getTable().getQName() + "." + getName().

getType

public Column.Type getType()

Returns the columns type.

isPrimaryKeyPart

public boolean isPrimaryKeyPart()

Returns whether this column is part of the primary key.

setNullable

public void setNullable(boolean pNullable)

Sets whether the column is nullable. By default columns are not nullable.

isNullable

public boolean isNullable()

Returns whether the column is nullable. By default columns are not nullable.

isStringColumn

public boolean isStringColumn()

Returns whether this Column may be casted to a StringColumn.

isBinaryColumn

public boolean isBinaryColumn()

Returns whether this Column may be casted to a BinaryColumn.