org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.java
Interface JavaPersistentAttribute

All Superinterfaces:

AccessHolder, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable, IResourcePart, JavaJpaContextNode, JpaContextNode, JpaNode, JpaStructureNode, Model, PersistentAttribute

public interface JavaPersistentAttribute
extends PersistentAttribute, JavaJpaContextNode

Java persistent attribute (field or property) 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.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.PersistentAttribute

DEFAULT_MAPPING_PROPERTY, NAME_PROPERTY, SPECIFIED_MAPPING_PROPERTY

Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.AccessHolder

DEFAULT_ACCESS_PROPERTY, SPECIFIED_ACCESS_PROPERTY

Method Summary

boolean	contains(int offset, org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit astRoot) Return whether the attribute contains the given offset into the text file.
JavaAttributeMapping	getDefaultMapping() Return the attribute's default mapping.
Embeddable	getEmbeddable() Return the embeddable (type mapping) corresponding to the persistent attribute's type.
JavaAttributeMapping	getMapping() covariant override
java.lang.String	getMultiReferenceEntityTypeName() If the attribute's type is an appropriate "container" type, return the type parameter that can be used as a target entity.
JavaResourcePersistentAttribute	getResourcePersistentAttribute() Return the "resource" persistent attribute.
java.lang.String	getSingleReferenceEntityTypeName() Return the attribute's type name if it is valid as a target entity type (i.e.
JavaAttributeMapping	getSpecifiedMapping() covariant override
boolean	isField() Return whether the attribute is a field (as opposed to a property).
boolean	isFinal() Return whether the attribute is 'final', which is problematic.
boolean	isProperty() Return whether the attribute is a property (as opposed to a field).
boolean	isPublic() Return whether the attribute is 'public', which is problematic for fields.
boolean	mappingIsDefault(JavaAttributeMapping mapping) Return whether the specified mapping is the attribute's default mapping.
boolean	typeIsBasic() Return whether the attribute's type is valid for a default Basic mapping.
void	update() Update the context persistent attribute to match its resource persistent attribute (passed in to the constructor).

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.PersistentAttribute

getDefaultMappingKey, getMappingKey, getName, getPersistentType, getPrimaryKeyColumnName, getTypeMapping, isIdAttribute, isOverridableAssociation, isOverridableAttribute, isVirtual, setSpecifiedMappingKey

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jpt.core.JpaStructureNode

dispose, getContentType, getId, getSelectionTextRange, getStructureNode

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.AccessHolder

getAccess, getDefaultAccess, getSpecifiedAccess, setSpecifiedAccess

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jpt.core.context.java.JavaJpaContextNode

getValidationTextRange, javaCompletionProposals, validate

Method Detail

getMapping

JavaAttributeMapping getMapping()

covariant override

Specified by:

getMapping in interface PersistentAttribute

getSpecifiedMapping

JavaAttributeMapping getSpecifiedMapping()

covariant override

Specified by:

getSpecifiedMapping in interface PersistentAttribute

getDefaultMapping

JavaAttributeMapping getDefaultMapping()

Return the attribute's default mapping.

update

void update()

Update the context persistent attribute to match its resource persistent attribute (passed in to the constructor).

See Also:

JpaProject.update()

getResourcePersistentAttribute

JavaResourcePersistentAttribute getResourcePersistentAttribute()

Return the "resource" persistent attribute.

mappingIsDefault

boolean mappingIsDefault(JavaAttributeMapping mapping)

Return whether the specified mapping is the attribute's default mapping.

contains

boolean contains(int offset,
                 org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.CompilationUnit astRoot)

Return whether the attribute contains the given offset into the text file.

getEmbeddable

Embeddable getEmbeddable()

Return the embeddable (type mapping) corresponding to the persistent attribute's type. Return null if it is not found.

isField

boolean isField()

Return whether the attribute is a field (as opposed to a property).

isProperty

boolean isProperty()

Return whether the attribute is a property (as opposed to a field).

isPublic

boolean isPublic()

Return whether the attribute is 'public', which is problematic for fields.

isFinal

boolean isFinal()

Return whether the attribute is 'final', which is problematic.

typeIsBasic

boolean typeIsBasic()

Return whether the attribute's type is valid for a default Basic mapping.

getSingleReferenceEntityTypeName

java.lang.String getSingleReferenceEntityTypeName()

Return the attribute's type name if it is valid as a target entity type (i.e. the type is neither an array nor a "container").

getMultiReferenceEntityTypeName

java.lang.String getMultiReferenceEntityTypeName()

If the attribute's type is an appropriate "container" type, return the type parameter that can be used as a target entity. Return null if the attribute is not a container or if the type parameter is not valid as a target entity type (i.e. it is either an array or a "container").