oracle.toplink.querykeys
Class ForeignReferenceQueryKey

java.lang.Object
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  +--oracle.toplink.querykeys.QueryKey
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        +--oracle.toplink.querykeys.ForeignReferenceQueryKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DirectCollectionQueryKey, ManyToManyQueryKey, OneToManyQueryKey, OneToOneQueryKey

public class ForeignReferenceQueryKey

extends QueryKey

Purpose: Define an alias to a foreign object.

Responsibilities:

• Define the reference class of the foreign object.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ForeignReferenceQueryKey()

Method Summary

Type	Method
Expression	getJoinCriteria() PUBLIC: Return the join expression for the relationship defined by the query key.
java.lang.Class	getReferenceClass() PUBLIC: Return the reference class of the relationship.
void	setJoinCriteria(Expression joinCriteria) PUBLIC: Set the join expression for the relationship defined by the query key.
void	setReferenceClass(java.lang.Class referenceClass) PUBLIC: Set the reference class of the relationship.

Methods inherited from class oracle.toplink.querykeys.QueryKey

getName, isCollectionQueryKey, isDirectCollectionQueryKey, isDirectQueryKey, isManyToManyQueryKey, isOneToManyQueryKey, isOneToOneQueryKey, setName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ForeignReferenceQueryKey

public ForeignReferenceQueryKey()

Method Detail

getJoinCriteria

public Expression getJoinCriteria()

PUBLIC: Return the join expression for the relationship defined by the query key.

getReferenceClass

public java.lang.Class getReferenceClass()

PUBLIC: Return the reference class of the relationship.

setJoinCriteria

public void setJoinCriteria(Expression joinCriteria)

PUBLIC: Set the join expression for the relationship defined by the query key.

Example:

 	builder.getField("ADDRESS.ADDRESS_ID").equal(builder.getParameter("EMPLOYEE.ADDR_ID");
 

setReferenceClass

public void setReferenceClass(java.lang.Class referenceClass)

PUBLIC: Set the reference class of the relationship. This is not required for direct collection query keys.