com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.model
Class BasicElement

java.lang.Object
  com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.model.BasicMetadataObject
      com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.model.BasicElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Element, MetadataObject, java.io.Serializable

public class BasicElement
extends BasicMetadataObject
implements Element

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BasicElement(ElementID element, BasicVirtualDatabaseID virtualDBID)
Call constructor to instantiate a runtime object by passing the RuntimeID that identifies the entity and the VIrtualDatabaseID that identifes the Virtual Database the object will be contained.

Method Summary

DataType	getActualDataType()
java.lang.String	getAlias() Return the alias.
int	getCharOctetLength()
DataType	getDataType() Returns the DataType this element is represented as.
java.lang.Object	getDefaultValue() Returns the default value in the object form based on the data type for this element.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Return the description.
java.lang.String	getFormat() Returns the format the data for this element should be displayed as.
java.lang.String	getLabel() Returns the label.
int	getLength() If the data type is numeric, the length is the total number of significant digits used to express the number.
java.lang.String	getMaximumRange() eturns the maximum value that the element can represent.
java.lang.String	getMinimumRange() Returns the minimum value that the element can represent.
Multiplicity	getMultplicity() Returns the multiplicity this element can have.
java.lang.String	getNameInSource() Override the super method so that when the name is returned, it is the name and not the full path for an element
short	getNullType() Returns a short indicating if the element can be set to null.
int	getPosition()
int	getPrecisionLength()
int	getRadix()
int	getScale() Returns the scale, which is the number of significant digits to the right of the decimal point.
short	getSearchType() Return short indicating the search type supported on this element.
boolean	isAutoIncrement() Returns a boolean indicating if the element is auto incremented by the database.
boolean	isCaseSensitive() Returns a boolean indicating if the element data is case sensitive.
boolean	isCurrency() Returns a boolean indicating if the element data represents currency.
boolean	isLengthFixed() Returns a boolean indicating if the length is fixed.
boolean	isPhysical() Returns a boolean indicating if this a physical element.
boolean	isSigned() Returns a boolean indicating if the element data is signed.
void	setAlias(java.lang.String alias)
void	setCharOctetLength(int charOctetLength)
void	setDataType(DataType type)
void	setDefaultValue(java.lang.String defaultValue)
void	setDescription(java.lang.String description)
void	setFormat(java.lang.String format)
void	setIsAutoIncrement(boolean isAutoIncremented)
void	setIsCaseSensitive(boolean isCaseSensitive)
void	setIsCurrency(boolean isCurrency)
void	setIsLengthFixed(boolean isLengthFixed)
void	setIsSigned(boolean isSigned)
void	setLabel(java.lang.String label)
void	setLength(int length)
void	setMaximumRange(java.lang.String maxRange)
void	setMinimumRange(java.lang.String minRange)
void	setMultplicity(Multiplicity multiplicity)
void	setNullType(short nullType)
void	setPhysical(boolean isPhysical)
void	setPosition(int position)
void	setPrecisionLength(int prcsnLength)
void	setRadix(int radix)
void	setScale(int scale)
void	setSearchType(short searchType)
void	setSupportsSelect(boolean sup_SELECT)
void	setSupportsSet(boolean sup_SET)
void	setSupportsSubscription(boolean sup_SUB)
void	setSupportsUpdate(boolean sup_UPDATE)
boolean	supportsSelect() Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be selected
boolean	supportsSet() Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be used in a SET operation.
boolean	supportsSubscription() Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be subscribed to.
boolean	supportsUpdate() Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be updated.

Methods inherited from class com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.model.BasicMetadataObject

addProperty, clone, compareTo, equals, getCurrentProperties, getFullName, getID, getName, getPath, getProperties, getVirtualDatabaseID, hashCode, hasNameInSource, setID, setProperties, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.api.Element

hasNameInSource

Methods inherited from interface com.metamatrix.metadata.runtime.api.MetadataObject

clone, compareTo, equals, getFullName, getID, getName, getProperties, getVirtualDatabaseID, toString

Constructor Detail

BasicElement

public BasicElement(ElementID element,
                    BasicVirtualDatabaseID virtualDBID)

Call constructor to instantiate a runtime object by passing the RuntimeID that identifies the entity and the VIrtualDatabaseID that identifes the Virtual Database the object will be contained.

Method Detail

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: Element

Return the description.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Element

Returns:

String

getNameInSource

public java.lang.String getNameInSource()

Override the super method so that when the name is returned, it is the name and not the full path for an element

Specified by:

getNameInSource in interface Element

Overrides:

getNameInSource in class BasicMetadataObject

Returns:

String is the name in source

getAlias

public java.lang.String getAlias()

Description copied from interface: Element

Return the alias.

Specified by:

getAlias in interface Element

Overrides:

getAlias in class BasicMetadataObject

Returns:

String alias

setAlias

public void setAlias(java.lang.String alias)

isPhysical

public boolean isPhysical()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if this a physical element.

Specified by:

isPhysical in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

getLabel

public java.lang.String getLabel()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns the label.

Specified by:

getLabel in interface Element

Returns:

String

getDataType

public DataType getDataType()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns the DataType this element is represented as. If it is a user-defined type, the corresponding runtime type is returned.

Specified by:

getDataType in interface Element

Returns:

DataType

getActualDataType

public DataType getActualDataType()

getScale

public int getScale()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns the scale, which is the number of significant digits to the right of the decimal point. The scale cannot exceed the length, and the scale defaults to 0 (meaning it is an integer number and the decimal point is dropped).

Specified by:

getScale in interface Element

Returns:

int

getLength

public int getLength()

Description copied from interface: Element

If the data type is numeric, the length is the total number of significant digits used to express the number. If it is a string, character array, or bit array it represents the maximum length of the value. For time and timestamp data types, the length is the number of positions that make up the fractional seconds.

Specified by:

getLength in interface Element

Returns:

int

isLengthFixed

public boolean isLengthFixed()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the length is fixed.

Specified by:

isLengthFixed in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

getNullType

public short getNullType()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a short indicating if the element can be set to null.

Specified by:

getNullType in interface Element

Returns:

short

See Also:

MetadataConstants.NULL_TYPES

supportsSelect

public boolean supportsSelect()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be selected

Specified by:

supportsSelect in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

supportsSet

public boolean supportsSet()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be used in a SET operation.

Specified by:

supportsSet in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

supportsSubscription

public boolean supportsSubscription()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be subscribed to.

Specified by:

supportsSubscription in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

supportsUpdate

public boolean supportsUpdate()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element can be updated.

Specified by:

supportsUpdate in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

isCaseSensitive

public boolean isCaseSensitive()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element data is case sensitive. This value shall be false if the data type is not a character, character array or string type.

Specified by:

isCaseSensitive in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

isSigned

public boolean isSigned()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element data is signed.

Specified by:

isSigned in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

isCurrency

public boolean isCurrency()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element data represents currency.

Specified by:

isCurrency in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

isAutoIncrement

public boolean isAutoIncrement()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns a boolean indicating if the element is auto incremented by the database. Therefore, this element value should not be provided on an insert statement.

Specified by:

isAutoIncrement in interface Element

Returns:

boolean

getMinimumRange

public java.lang.String getMinimumRange()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns the minimum value that the element can represent.

Specified by:

getMinimumRange in interface Element

Returns:

String

getMaximumRange

public java.lang.String getMaximumRange()

Description copied from interface: Element

eturns the maximum value that the element can represent.

Specified by:

getMaximumRange in interface Element

Returns:

String

getSearchType

public short getSearchType()

Description copied from interface: Element

Return short indicating the search type supported on this element.

Specified by:

getSearchType in interface Element

Returns:

short

See Also:

MetadataConstants.SEARCH_TYPES

getFormat

public java.lang.String getFormat()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns the format the data for this element should be displayed as.

Specified by:

getFormat in interface Element

Returns:

String

getMultplicity

public Multiplicity getMultplicity()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns the multiplicity this element can have.

Specified by:

getMultplicity in interface Element

Returns:

Multiplicity

getDefaultValue

public java.lang.Object getDefaultValue()

Description copied from interface: Element

Returns the default value in the object form based on the data type for this element.

Specified by:

getDefaultValue in interface Element

Returns:

Object

getPrecisionLength

public int getPrecisionLength()

Specified by:

getPrecisionLength in interface Element

getRadix

public int getRadix()

Specified by:

getRadix in interface Element

getCharOctetLength

public int getCharOctetLength()

Specified by:

getCharOctetLength in interface Element

getPosition

public int getPosition()

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String description)

setPhysical

public void setPhysical(boolean isPhysical)

setLabel

public void setLabel(java.lang.String label)

setDataType

public void setDataType(DataType type)

setScale

public void setScale(int scale)

setLength

public void setLength(int length)

setIsLengthFixed

public void setIsLengthFixed(boolean isLengthFixed)

setNullType

public void setNullType(short nullType)

setSupportsSelect

public void setSupportsSelect(boolean sup_SELECT)

setSupportsSet

public void setSupportsSet(boolean sup_SET)

setSupportsSubscription

public void setSupportsSubscription(boolean sup_SUB)

setSupportsUpdate

public void setSupportsUpdate(boolean sup_UPDATE)

setIsCaseSensitive

public void setIsCaseSensitive(boolean isCaseSensitive)

setIsSigned

public void setIsSigned(boolean isSigned)

setIsCurrency

public void setIsCurrency(boolean isCurrency)

setIsAutoIncrement

public void setIsAutoIncrement(boolean isAutoIncremented)

setMinimumRange

public void setMinimumRange(java.lang.String minRange)

setMaximumRange

public void setMaximumRange(java.lang.String maxRange)

setSearchType

public void setSearchType(short searchType)

setFormat

public void setFormat(java.lang.String format)

setMultplicity

public void setMultplicity(Multiplicity multiplicity)

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue(java.lang.String defaultValue)

setPrecisionLength

public void setPrecisionLength(int prcsnLength)

setRadix

public void setRadix(int radix)

setCharOctetLength

public void setCharOctetLength(int charOctetLength)

setPosition

public void setPosition(int position)