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| * |
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| * Oracle - initial API and implementation |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context; |
| |
| import java.util.Iterator; |
| |
| /** |
| * column or join column |
| * <p> |
| * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still |
| * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching |
| * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from |
| * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API |
| * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves. |
| * |
| * @version 3.0 |
| * @since 2.0 |
| */ |
| public interface BaseColumn |
| extends NamedColumn, ReadOnlyBaseColumn |
| { |
| void setSpecifiedTable(String table); |
| void setSpecifiedUnique(Boolean unique); |
| void setSpecifiedNullable(Boolean nullable); |
| void setSpecifiedInsertable(Boolean insertable); |
| void setSpecifiedUpdatable(Boolean updatable); |
| |
| boolean tableNameIsInvalid(); |
| |
| //TODO This is used by ColumnComposite to get a list of possible associated tables, |
| //but right now that list isn't going to update in the UI except when we repopulate |
| /** |
| * Return a list of table names that are valid for this column |
| */ |
| Iterator<String> candidateTableNames(); |
| |
| |
| // ********** owner ********** |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface allowing columns to be used in multiple places |
| * (e.g. basic mappings and attribute overrides). |
| */ |
| interface Owner |
| extends NamedColumn.Owner |
| // ReadOnlyBaseColumn does not define an Owner |
| { |
| /** |
| * return whether the given table cannot be explicitly specified |
| * in the column's 'table' element |
| */ |
| boolean tableNameIsInvalid(String tableName); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return a list of table names that are valid for this column |
| */ |
| Iterator<String> candidateTableNames(); |
| } |
| } |