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oracle.toplink.indirection
Interface ValueHolderInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

ValueHolder

public interface ValueHolderInterface

Purpose: Interface to allow lazy loading of an object's relationships from the database.

See Also:

ValueHolder, DatabaseValueHolder

Field Summary

static boolean

shouldToStringInstantiate Can be used to have transparent indirection toString instantiate the objects.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getValue() Return the value.
boolean	isInstantiated() Return whether the contents have been read from the database.
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value) Set the value.

Field Detail

shouldToStringInstantiate

static final boolean shouldToStringInstantiate

Description copied from interface: ValueHolderInterface

Can be used to have transparent indirection toString instantiate the objects.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getValue

java.lang.Object getValue()

Return the value.

isInstantiated

boolean isInstantiated()

Return whether the contents have been read from the database. This is used periodically by the indirection policy to determine whether to trigger the database read.

setValue

void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Set the value.

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