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 <pre>public abstract class <span class="typeNameLabel">DatabaseObjectDefinition</span>
 extends <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>
 implements <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Cloneable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Cloneable</a>, <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Serializable</a></pre>
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  <b>Purpose</b>: Define a database object for the purpose of creation and deletion.
  A database object is an entity such as a table, view, proc, sequence...
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  <b>Responsibilities</b>:
  <ul>
  <li> Be able to create and drop the object from the database.
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 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#buildCreationWriter-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-">buildCreationWriter</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
                    <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a>&nbsp;writer)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Returns the writer used for creation of this object.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code>abstract <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#buildDeletionWriter-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-">buildDeletionWriter</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
                    <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a>&nbsp;writer)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Returns the writer used for deletion of this object.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#buildVPDCreationFunctionWriter-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-">buildVPDCreationFunctionWriter</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
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 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#buildVPDDeletionWriter-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-">buildVPDDeletionWriter</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
                       <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a>&nbsp;writer)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Sub classes should override.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#clone--">clone</a></span>()</code>
 <div class="block">PUBLIC:</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#createDatabaseSchema-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-java.util.Set-">createDatabaseSchema</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
                     <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a>&nbsp;writer,
                     <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</a>&lt;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&gt;&nbsp;createdDatabaseSchemas)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Execute the DDL to create the database schema for this object.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#createDatabaseSchemaOnDatabase-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.util.Set-">createDatabaseSchemaOnDatabase</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
                               <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</a>&lt;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&gt;&nbsp;createdDatabaseSchemas)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Execute the DDL to create the database schema for this object.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#createObject-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-">createObject</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
             <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a>&nbsp;schemaWriter)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Either drop from the database directly or write the statement to a file.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#createOnDatabase-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-">createOnDatabase</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Execute the DDL to create this object.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#dropDatabaseSchema-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-">dropDatabaseSchema</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
                   <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a>&nbsp;writer)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Execute the DDL to drop the database schema for this object.</div>
 </td>
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 <tr id="i11" class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#dropDatabaseSchemaOnDatabase-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-">dropDatabaseSchemaOnDatabase</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Execute the DDL to drop the database schema for this object.</div>
 </td>
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 <tr id="i12" class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#dropFromDatabase-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-">dropFromDatabase</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Execute the DDL to drop the object.</div>
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 <tr id="i13" class="rowColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#dropObject-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.io.Writer-boolean-">dropObject</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
           <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Writer.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.io">Writer</a>&nbsp;schemaWriter,
           boolean&nbsp;createSQLFiles)</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Execute the DDL to drop the object.</div>
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 <tr id="i14" class="altColor">
 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#getDatabaseSchema--">getDatabaseSchema</a></span>()</code>
 <div class="block">PUBLIC:
  Return the database schema associated with this database object.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code>protected static org.eclipse.persistence.internal.databaseaccess.FieldTypeDefinition</code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#getFieldTypeDefinition-org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession-java.lang.Class-java.lang.String-">getFieldTypeDefinition</a></span>(org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession&nbsp;session,
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 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Retrieve a database platform specific definition from session for
  existing type instance or build a new one when type is <code>null</code>.</div>
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 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Retrieve database platform specific field definition from database
  specific platform handler for existing type or build a new one when type
  is <code>null</code> and type for type name could not be found.</div>
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 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#getFullName--">getFullName</a></span>()</code>
 <div class="block">INTERNAL:
  Most major databases support a creator name scope.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#getName--">getName</a></span>()</code>
 <div class="block">PUBLIC:
  Return the name of the object.</div>
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 <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a></code></td>
 <td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/tools/schemaframework/DatabaseObjectDefinition.html#getQualifier--">getQualifier</a></span>()</code>
 <div class="block">PUBLIC:
  Most major databases support a creator name scope.</div>
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 <dd><code>type</code> - Field type class.</dd>
 <dd><code>name</code> - Filed type name.</dd>
 <dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
 <dd>Database platform specific definition instance.</dd>
 <dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
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  is <code>null</code> and type for type name could not be found.</div>
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 <dd><code>platform</code> - Specific database platform handler.</dd>
 <dd><code>type</code> - Field type (will be processed first when available).</dd>
 <dd><code>name</code> - Field type name (will be processed as backup option when
                  type class is not available).</dd>
 <dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
 <dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/exceptions/ValidationException.html" title="class in org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions">ValidationException</a></code> - when provided type is not valid database type.</dd>
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  Returns the writer used for creation of this object.</div>
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  Returns the writer used for deletion of this object.</div>
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                                  <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Set.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.util">Set</a>&lt;<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&gt;&nbsp;createdDatabaseSchemas)
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  Execute the DDL to create the database schema for this object.
  Does nothing at this level, subclasses that support this must override
  this method.</div>
 <dl>
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 <dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/exceptions/EclipseLinkException.html" title="class in org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions">EclipseLinkException</a></code></dd>
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  Execute the DDL to create the database schema for this object.
  Does nothing at this level, subclasses that support this must override
  this method.</div>
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 <dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
 <dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/exceptions/EclipseLinkException.html" title="class in org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions">EclipseLinkException</a></code></dd>
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  Either drop from the database directly or write the statement to a file.
  Database objects are root level entities such as tables, views, procs, sequences...</div>
 <dl>
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 <dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/exceptions/EclipseLinkException.html" title="class in org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions">EclipseLinkException</a></code></dd>
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  Execute the DDL to create this object.</div>
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  Execute the DDL to drop the database schema for this object.
  Does nothing at this level, subclasses that support this must override
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 <dl>
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 <dd><code><a href="../../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/exceptions/EclipseLinkException.html" title="class in org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions">EclipseLinkException</a></code></dd>
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