oracle.binding.meta
Interface Definition

All Known Subinterfaces:

AccessorDefinition, AttributeDefinition, DataControlDefinition, DefinitionContext, MethodReturnDefinition, NamedDefinition, OperationDefinition, ParameterDefinition, StructureDefinition, VariableDefinition

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDefinition, BaseAttributeDefinition, BaseValueObjectDefinition, DefaultDefinitionContext

public interface Definition

This is a a marker interface. This interface is the parent of other interfaces that are used for holding metadata.

Field Summary

static int	TYPE_ACCESSOR Constant for AccessorDefinition Classes that implements AccessorDefinition should return this in its getType().
static int	TYPE_ATTRIBUTE Constant for AttributeDefinition Classes that implements AttributeDefinition but not any of its subinterfaces should return this in its getType().
static int	TYPE_DATACONTROL Constant for DataControlDefinition Classes that implements DataControlDefinition should return this in its getType().
static int	TYPE_DEFINITION Constant for Definition.
static int	TYPE_DEFINITIONCONTEXT Constant for DefinitionContext Classes that implements DefinitionContext should return this in its getType().
static int	TYPE_METHODRETURN Constant for MethodReturnDefinition Classes that implements MethodReturnDefinition should return this in its getType().
static int	TYPE_NAMED Constant for NamedDefinition.
static int	TYPE_OPERATION Constant for OperationDefinition Classes that implements OperationDefinition should return this in its getType().
static int	TYPE_PARAMETER Constant for ParameterDefinition Classes that implements ParameterDefinition should return this in its getType().
static int	TYPE_STRUCTURE Constant for StructureDefinition.
static int	TYPE_VARIABLE Constant for VariableDefinition Classes that implements VariableDefinition but not any of its subinterfaces should return this in its getType().

Method Summary

int	getDefinitionType() Retrieves the type of this definition.

Field Detail

TYPE_DEFINITION

public static final int TYPE_DEFINITION

Constant for Definition. Classes that implements Definition but not any of its subinterfaces should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_NAMED

public static final int TYPE_NAMED

Constant for NamedDefinition. Classes that implements NamedDefinition but not any of its subinterfaces should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_STRUCTURE

public static final int TYPE_STRUCTURE

Constant for StructureDefinition. Classes that implements StructureDefinition should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

public static final int TYPE_ATTRIBUTE

Constant for AttributeDefinition Classes that implements AttributeDefinition but not any of its subinterfaces should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_ACCESSOR

public static final int TYPE_ACCESSOR

Constant for AccessorDefinition Classes that implements AccessorDefinition should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_DATACONTROL

public static final int TYPE_DATACONTROL

Constant for DataControlDefinition Classes that implements DataControlDefinition should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_OPERATION

public static final int TYPE_OPERATION

Constant for OperationDefinition Classes that implements OperationDefinition should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_PARAMETER

public static final int TYPE_PARAMETER

Constant for ParameterDefinition Classes that implements ParameterDefinition should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_VARIABLE

public static final int TYPE_VARIABLE

Constant for VariableDefinition Classes that implements VariableDefinition but not any of its subinterfaces should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_DEFINITIONCONTEXT

public static final int TYPE_DEFINITIONCONTEXT

Constant for DefinitionContext Classes that implements DefinitionContext should return this in its getType().

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TYPE_METHODRETURN

public static final int TYPE_METHODRETURN

Constant for MethodReturnDefinition Classes that implements MethodReturnDefinition should return this in its getType().

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Method Detail

getDefinitionType

public int getDefinitionType()

Retrieves the type of this definition. It can be one of the TYPE_* constants defined in this class. This is useful to find out the actual type of the Definition without doing an instanceof operations.

Returns:

The type of definition that this Definition implementation class implements.