oracle.javatools.db
Class ColumnConstraint

java.lang.Object
  oracle.javatools.db.AbstractDBObject
      oracle.javatools.db.AbstractChildDBObject
          oracle.javatools.db.Constraint
              oracle.javatools.db.ColumnConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

ChildDBObject, DBObject, Copyable, DynamicPropertySet

Direct Known Subclasses:

FKConstraint, UniqueConstraint

public abstract class ColumnConstraint
extends Constraint

Abstract model of a Constraint that constrains Columns in the database. Provides the bean properties for getting and setting the IDs of the Columns constrained in the parent Relation.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.AbstractDBObject

AbstractDBObject.ChildSupport

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.Constraint

TYPE

Fields inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.DBObject

COMMENT

Method Summary

void	addColumn(Column col) Adds a constrained column.
DBObjectID[]	getColumnIDs() Gets the IDs of the columns referenced by this Constraint.
Column[]	getColumns() Retrieves the constrained columns.
static boolean	isConstrained(Column col, java.lang.String... constraintTypes) Tests whether the given Column appears in any ColumnConstraint on its owning table of given constraint types.
boolean	removeColumn(Column col) Removes a column from the list of constrained columns.
void	setColumnIDs(DBObjectID[] ids) Sets the IDs of the columns referenced by this Constraint.
void	setColumns(Column[] columns) Sets the constrained columns.

Methods inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.Constraint

getConstraints, getConstraintType, getRelation, getType, isEnabled, setEnabled, setRelation

Methods inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.AbstractChildDBObject

copyToImpl, findParent, getParent, getProperty, setParent, setProperty

Methods inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.AbstractDBObject

changeParent, compareToImpl, copyObject, copyTo, copyTo, copyTo, copyTo, equals, equalsImpl, findOwnedObject, findOwnedObject, findOwnedObject, getChildSupport, getID, getName, getOwnedObjects, getOwnedObjects, getOwnedObjectsImpl, getProperties, getProperty, getReferenceIDs, getReferenceIDsImpl, hashCode, includeOwnedObject, includesType, includesType, removeThisAsParent, replaceReferenceIDs, setID, setName, setProperties, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.DBObject

copyTo, copyTo, copyTo, findOwnedObject, findOwnedObject, getID, getName, getOwnedObjects, getOwnedObjects, getReferenceIDs, replaceReferenceIDs, setID, setName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.javatools.util.DynamicPropertySet

getProperties, getProperty, setProperties

Method Detail

getColumns

public Column[] getColumns()
                    throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Retrieves the constrained columns.

Returns:

the array containing the list of columns being constrained

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the constraint is an orphan, or a column cannot be found in the contraint's owning relation.

setColumns

public void setColumns(Column[] columns)

Sets the constrained columns.

Parameters:

columns - the array containing the list of columns being constrained

addColumn

public void addColumn(Column col)

Adds a constrained column. The column must have a valid ID for this operation to succeed.

Parameters:

col - the Column to add to the list of constrained columns

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the constraint is an orphan, or the column cannot be found in the contraint's owning relation.

removeColumn

public boolean removeColumn(Column col)

Removes a column from the list of constrained columns. The column must have a valid ID for this operation to succeed.

Parameters:

col - the Column to remove to the list of constrained columns

getColumnIDs

public DBObjectID[] getColumnIDs()

Gets the IDs of the columns referenced by this Constraint.

setColumnIDs

public void setColumnIDs(DBObjectID[] ids)

Sets the IDs of the columns referenced by this Constraint.

isConstrained

public static boolean isConstrained(Column col,
                                    java.lang.String... constraintTypes)

Tests whether the given Column appears in any ColumnConstraint on its owning table of given constraint types.

Parameters:

col - the column to tests (must be parented by a table)

constraintTypes - the types of ColumnConstraint to search for.

Returns:

true if the column appears in any of the matching ColumnConstraints on the table.