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org.eclipse.persistence.tools.schemaframework
Class ForeignKeyConstraint

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.persistence.tools.schemaframework.ForeignKeyConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class ForeignKeyConstraint

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Purpose: Define a foreign key from one table to another. This support composite foreign keys can constraint options.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	name
protected boolean	shouldCascadeOnDelete
protected java.util.List<java.lang.String>	sourceFields
protected java.util.List<java.lang.String>	targetFields
protected java.lang.String	targetTable

Constructor Summary

ForeignKeyConstraint()

ForeignKeyConstraint(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String sourceField, java.lang.String targetField, java.lang.String targetTable)

Method Summary

void	addSourceField(java.lang.String sourceField)
void	addTargetField(java.lang.String targetField)
void	appendDBString(java.io.Writer writer, org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession session) INTERNAL: Append the database field definition string to the table creation statement.
void	cascadeOnDelete() PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database.
void	dontCascadeOnDelete() PUBLIC: Disables delete cascading on the database, this is the default.
java.lang.String	getName()
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getSourceFields()
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getTargetFields()
java.lang.String	getTargetTable()
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setShouldCascadeOnDelete(boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete) PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database.
void	setSourceFields(java.util.List<java.lang.String> sourceFields)
void	setTargetFields(java.util.List<java.lang.String> targetFields)
void	setTargetTable(java.lang.String targetTable)
boolean	shouldCascadeOnDelete()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

protected java.lang.String name

sourceFields

protected java.util.List<java.lang.String> sourceFields

targetFields

protected java.util.List<java.lang.String> targetFields

targetTable

protected java.lang.String targetTable

shouldCascadeOnDelete

protected boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete

Constructor Detail

ForeignKeyConstraint

public ForeignKeyConstraint()

ForeignKeyConstraint

public ForeignKeyConstraint(java.lang.String name,
                            java.lang.String sourceField,
                            java.lang.String targetField,
                            java.lang.String targetTable)

Method Detail

addSourceField

public void addSourceField(java.lang.String sourceField)

addTargetField

public void addTargetField(java.lang.String targetField)

appendDBString

public void appendDBString(java.io.Writer writer,
                           org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession session)

INTERNAL: Append the database field definition string to the table creation statement.

cascadeOnDelete

public void cascadeOnDelete()

PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database. This must be used carefully, i.e. only private relationships.

dontCascadeOnDelete

public void dontCascadeOnDelete()

PUBLIC: Disables delete cascading on the database, this is the default.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

getSourceFields

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getSourceFields()

getTargetFields

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getTargetFields()

getTargetTable

public java.lang.String getTargetTable()

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

setShouldCascadeOnDelete

public void setShouldCascadeOnDelete(boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete)

PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database. This must be used carefully, i.e. only private relationships.

setSourceFields

public void setSourceFields(java.util.List<java.lang.String> sourceFields)

setTargetFields

public void setTargetFields(java.util.List<java.lang.String> targetFields)

setTargetTable

public void setTargetTable(java.lang.String targetTable)

shouldCascadeOnDelete

public boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete()

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