oracle.reports.plugin.definition
Class Column

java.lang.Object
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  +--oracle.reports.plugin.definition.BaseObject
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        +--oracle.reports.plugin.definition.Column

Direct Known Subclasses:

DataSourceColumn, Formula, Parameter, Placeholder, Summary

public abstract class Column

extends BaseObject

The Reports column object. This is an abstract base class of all types of Reports columns: parameter, data source column, summary, formula, and placeholder.

Field Summary

static int	DATATYPE_BFILE
static int	DATATYPE_BLOB
static int	DATATYPE_CHAR
static int	DATATYPE_CLOB
static int	DATATYPE_COLLECTION
static int	DATATYPE_DATE
static int	DATATYPE_GRAPHIC
static int	DATATYPE_LONG
static int	DATATYPE_LONG_RAW
static int	DATATYPE_MLABLE
static int	DATATYPE_NAMED_TYPE
static int	DATATYPE_NCLOB
static int	DATATYPE_NUMBER
static int	DATATYPE_RAW
static int	DATATYPE_REF
static int	DATATYPE_ROWID
static int	DATATYPE_UNKNOWN
static int	DATATYPE_VARCHAR
static int	DATATYPE_VARCHAR2
protected oracle.reports.definition.RWDataItem	mRWObj

Fields inherited from class oracle.reports.plugin.definition.BaseObject

mReport

Constructor Summary

protected

Column(oracle.reports.definition.RWDataItem rwobj, Report report) Constructor.

Method Summary

static Column	createColumn(oracle.reports.definition.RWDataItem rwdataitem, Report report) Creates a column object.
int	getDataType() Returns the data type of this column.
Group	getGroup() Returns the group of this column.

Methods inherited from class oracle.reports.plugin.definition.BaseObject

getComment, getName, getReport

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DATATYPE_CHAR

public static final int DATATYPE_CHAR

DATATYPE_NUMBER

public static final int DATATYPE_NUMBER

DATATYPE_DATE

public static final int DATATYPE_DATE

DATATYPE_GRAPHIC

public static final int DATATYPE_GRAPHIC

DATATYPE_LONG

public static final int DATATYPE_LONG

DATATYPE_RAW

public static final int DATATYPE_RAW

DATATYPE_LONG_RAW

public static final int DATATYPE_LONG_RAW

DATATYPE_VARCHAR2

public static final int DATATYPE_VARCHAR2

DATATYPE_VARCHAR

public static final int DATATYPE_VARCHAR

DATATYPE_ROWID

public static final int DATATYPE_ROWID

DATATYPE_MLABLE

public static final int DATATYPE_MLABLE

DATATYPE_REF

public static final int DATATYPE_REF

DATATYPE_NAMED_TYPE

public static final int DATATYPE_NAMED_TYPE

DATATYPE_COLLECTION

public static final int DATATYPE_COLLECTION

DATATYPE_BLOB

public static final int DATATYPE_BLOB

DATATYPE_CLOB

public static final int DATATYPE_CLOB

DATATYPE_NCLOB

public static final int DATATYPE_NCLOB

DATATYPE_BFILE

public static final int DATATYPE_BFILE

DATATYPE_UNKNOWN

public static final int DATATYPE_UNKNOWN

mRWObj

protected oracle.reports.definition.RWDataItem mRWObj

Constructor Detail

Column

protected Column(oracle.reports.definition.RWDataItem rwobj,
Report report)
          throws PluginException

Constructor. NOTE: A plugin must never try to create any Reports objects by itself.

Method Detail

getDataType

public int getDataType()
                throws PluginException

Returns the data type of this column. The returned data type code is one of DATATYPE_* constants.

getGroup

public Group getGroup()
               throws PluginException

Returns the group of this column.

createColumn

public static Column createColumn(oracle.reports.definition.RWDataItem rwdataitem,
Report report)
                           throws PluginException

Creates a column object. NOTE: this method is for internal use only. A plugin must never try to call this method.