oracle.binding.meta
Interface ParameterDefinition

All Superinterfaces:

Definition, NamedDefinition, VariableDefinition

All Known Subinterfaces:

MethodReturnDefinition

public interface ParameterDefinition

extends VariableDefinition

Interface for holding metadata for a method parameter.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface oracle.binding.meta.Definition

TYPE_ACCESSOR, TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, TYPE_DATACONTROL, TYPE_DEFINITION, TYPE_DEFINITIONCONTEXT, TYPE_METHODRETURN, TYPE_NAMED, TYPE_OPERATION, TYPE_PARAMETER, TYPE_STRUCTURE, TYPE_VARIABLE

Method Summary

StructureDefinition	getStructure() If the parameter is a structure, returns the metadata of the structure.
boolean	isCollection() Whether the parameter is a Collection of objects.
boolean	isScalarCollection() Returns true if the parameter is a collection of scalars.
boolean	isStructured() Whether the parameter is a structure, such as a JavaBean or a Collection of JavaBeans.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.binding.meta.VariableDefinition

getDataControlDefinition, getJavaTypeString

Methods inherited from interface oracle.binding.meta.NamedDefinition

getDefinitionParent, getFullName, getName, getProperties, getProperty

Methods inherited from interface oracle.binding.meta.Definition

getDefinitionType

Method Detail

isStructured

public boolean isStructured()

Whether the parameter is a structure, such as a JavaBean or a Collection of JavaBeans.

Returns:

True if the parameter is a structure, false if it is a simple type such as a String, int, etc.

getStructure

public StructureDefinition getStructure()

If the parameter is a structure, returns the metadata of the structure.

Returns:

The metadata of the parameter if it is a structure, or null otherwise.

isCollection

public boolean isCollection()

Whether the parameter is a Collection of objects.

Returns:

True if the parameter is a Collection of objects, false otherwise.

isScalarCollection

public boolean isScalarCollection()

Returns true if the parameter is a collection of scalars. Scalars are simple types that are not structured and are not collections.

Returns:

true if this parameter is a collection of scalars, false otherwise.