oracle.javatools.db
Class UniqueConstraint

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

ChildDBObject, DBObject, Copyable, DynamicPropertySet

Direct Known Subclasses:

PKConstraint

public class UniqueConstraint
extends ColumnConstraint

A UniqueConstraint prohibits multiple rows from having the same value in the same column or combination of columns but allows some values to be null.

The list of columns constrained by the UniqueConstraint is stored by column name.

Nested Class Summary

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

AbstractDBObject.ChildSupport

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

CONSTRAINT_TYPE

Fields inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.Constraint

TYPE

Fields inherited from interface oracle.javatools.db.DBObject

COMMENT

Constructor Summary

UniqueConstraint()
Creates a new Constraint.

UniqueConstraint(java.lang.String name, Relation relation)
Creates a new Constraint of the specified name on the specified relation.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getConstraintType() Retrieves the type of constraint represented by this instance.
static boolean	isUnique(Column col) Returns true if the given table is constrained by a UniqueConstraint (including PKConstraint) in its parent table.

Methods inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.ColumnConstraint

addColumn, getColumnIDs, getColumns, isConstrained, removeColumn, setColumnIDs, setColumns

Methods inherited from class oracle.javatools.db.Constraint

getConstraints, 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

Field Detail

CONSTRAINT_TYPE

public static final java.lang.String CONSTRAINT_TYPE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

UniqueConstraint

public UniqueConstraint()

Creates a new Constraint.

UniqueConstraint

public UniqueConstraint(java.lang.String name,
                        Relation relation)

Creates a new Constraint of the specified name on the specified relation.

Parameters:

name - a string containing the name of the constraint

relation - the Relation being constrained

Method Detail

getConstraintType

public java.lang.String getConstraintType()

Description copied from class: Constraint

Retrieves the type of constraint represented by this instance. Valid constraint types can vary depending on the database. Examples of constraint types include primary key constraints, foreign key constraints, and check constraints.

Specified by:

getConstraintType in class Constraint

Returns:

a string value indicating the type of constraint.

isUnique

public static boolean isUnique(Column col)

Returns true if the given table is constrained by a UniqueConstraint (including PKConstraint) in its parent table. This is just a convinience wrapper around ColumnConstraint.isConstrained(oracle.javatools.db.Column, java.lang.String...).

Parameters:

col - the column to test

Returns:

true if the column is uniquely constrained