org.eclipse.datatools.modelbase.sql.datatypes
Interface CollectionDataType

All Superinterfaces:
ConstructedDataType, DataType, SQLDataType, SQLObject
All Known Subinterfaces:
ArrayDataType, MultisetDataType
All Known Implementing Classes:
ArrayDataTypeImpl, CollectionDataTypeImpl, MultisetDataTypeImpl

public interface CollectionDataType
extends ConstructedDataType

A representation of the model object 'Collection Data Type'. 4.1 Data types A data type is a set of representable values. Every representable value belongs to at least one data type and some belong to several data types. [...] A constructed type is specified using one of SQL's data type constructors, ARRAY , MULTISET , REF , and ROW . A constructed type is either an array type, a multiset type, a reference type, or a row type, according to whether it is specified with ARRAY , MULTISET , REF , or ROW , respectively. Array types and multiset types are known generically as collection types.

The following features are supported:

See Also:
SQLDataTypesPackage.getCollectionDataType()

Method Summary
 EList getElement()
          Returns the value of the 'Element' reference list.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.datatools.modelbase.sql.datatypes.DataType
setContainer
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.datatools.modelbase.sql.schema.SQLObject
addEAnnotation, addEAnnotationDetail, getDependencies, getDescription, getEAnnotation, getEAnnotationDetail, getLabel, removeEAnnotationDetail, setAnnotationDetail, setDescription, setLabel
 

Method Detail

getElement

public EList getElement()
Returns the value of the 'Element' reference list. The list contents are of type DataType.

If the meaning of the 'Element' reference list isn't clear, there really should be more of a description here...

Returns:
the value of the 'Element' reference list.
See Also:
SQLDataTypesPackage.getCollectionDataType_Element()


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