EntityDefImpl (Oracle Fusion Middleware Java API Reference for Oracle ADF Model)

java.lang.Object
- oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl
- - oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject
  - - oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject
    - - oracle.jbo.server.DefObject
      - oracle.jbo.server.MetaObject
        
        oracle.jbo.server.RowDef
        
        oracle.jbo.server.EntityDefImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

ResourceBundleOwner, ComponentOperationsManager, ExprValueSupplier, DiffMergeable, DiffSkippable, DefPersistable, PersistentDefinition, OperationContainer, PropertyManager, ValidationManager, ExprValueTypeSupplier, ExprWrappable, GlobalOperationsSupplier, AttributeDependencyManager, CustomizableEntityDef, CustomizableMetaObject, TriggerContainer, StructureDef, VariableManagerOwner, VariableManagerOwnerBase

Direct Known Subclasses:

EntityDefOverRowSet, ProgrammaticEntityDefImpl, RestDCEntityDefImpl
```
public class EntityDefImpl
extends RowDef
implements StructureDef, ValidationManager, TriggerContainer, CustomizableEntityDef
```
Defines metadata for Entity Object classes.

Since:

JDeveloper 3.0

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject
  PersistableDefObject.CustomizationType, PersistableDefObject.PersonalizationType

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static java.lang.String`	`DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTAB`
`static java.lang.String`	`DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTYP`
`static java.lang.String`	`DBOBJ_TYPE_TABLE`
`static java.lang.String`	`DBOBJ_TYPE_VIEW`
`static byte`	`EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_DATED` Effective Dated entites could be of type dated or effective dated.
`static byte`	`EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_EFFECTIVE_DATED` Effective Dated entites could be of type dated or effective dated.
`static byte`	`EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE` Constant for specifying non effective dated entitites.
`static java.lang.String`	`ENFORCE_CREATE_ROW_SECURITY_PROP` Property to enable create row privilege check
`protected java.util.ArrayList`	`mAssocAccessors` The Association accessors for the Entity Object.
`protected java.util.ArrayList`	`mAttrAccessors` The Attribute accessors for the Entity Object.
`protected int`	`mBatchThreshold`
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`mFKeys` List of attributes that comprise the foreign key.
`protected boolean`	`mIsObjectTable` Determines if the current table is an Object Table.
`protected AttributeDefImpl`	`mOIDAttribute` If entity is a OIDObject
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`mPrimaryKeys` List of attributes that comprise the primary key.
`protected java.lang.String`	`mSource` Stores the name of the database source: the database entity for the Entity Object.
`protected java.lang.String`	`mSourceType` Stores the database source type.
`static int`	`SI_AssociationAccessorRetained`
`static int`	`SI_BatchThreshold`
`static int`	`SI_ClientProxyClassName`
`static int`	`SI_CollClass`
`static int`	`SI_ComponentClass`
`static int`	`SI_ComponentInterfaceName`
`static int`	`SI_DBObjectName`
`static int`	`SI_DBObjectType`
`static int`	`SI_EffectiveDateType`
`static int`	`SI_EventNamespace`
`static int`	`SI_MsgBundleClass`
`static int`	`SI_PayloadNamespace`
`static int`	`SI_RowClass`
`static int`	`SI_UpdateChangedColumns`
`static int`	`SI_UseGlueCode`
`static int`	`SMAX_EntityDefImpl`
`static int`	`SMAX_RemotableCompDef`

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.RowDef
mAliasName, mBindingStyle, SI_AliasName, SI_BindingStyle, SMAX_RowDef

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.MetaObject
INHERIT_POLICY_DEFAULT, INHERIT_POLICY_LEGACY, INHERIT_POLICY_STRICT, mComponentClass, mDebug_checkDef_throw, PERSMERGED_BASE_PACKAGE, PUBLISH_TO_BUSINESS_EDITOR_DEFAULT, PUBLISH_TO_BUSINESS_EDITOR_FALSE, PUBLISH_TO_BUSINESS_EDITOR_TRUE, SI_CustIntoStaticDef, SI_InheritPersonalization, SI_InheritPolicy, SI_MessageBundleClass, SI_ResourceBundleDef, SMAX_MetaObject

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject
JIT_PACKAGE_NAME, mDebugToSkipEmptyDocForBug24949961, mEditedProperties, mEditedPropertyExprs

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject
DEF_MDS_CLIENT_KEY, DEF_SCOPE_ALL, DEF_SCOPE_PERS, DEF_SCOPE_SESSION, DEF_SCOPE_SHARED, DEF_SCOPE_SITE, DEF_SCOPE_USER, mBaseDefObject, mExtendedDefObjects, mObjectResolved, PERSDEF_MDS_CLIENT_KEY, PROPERTY_EXPRMAP

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl
mFullName, mObjName, mParent, mProperties, RES_ID_SUFFIX, RESID_SUFFIX

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.xml.DefPersistable
FLAG_DIRTY, FLAG_EDITABLE, FLAG_FROM_TIP, FLAG_LOAD_BASE, FLAG_LOAD_HL_DEFS, FLAG_MAJOR_VERSION_CHANGED, FLAG_MINOR_VERSION_CHANGED, FLAG_NEW, FLAG_NEW_RECURSE, FLAG_SKIP_WRITE, XML_STATEMENT

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`EntityDefImpl()` Default Constructor, sets the row class.
`EntityDefImpl(int defScope, java.lang.String name)`
`EntityDefImpl(int defScope, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String baseEntityDefName)`
`EntityDefImpl(int defScope, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String baseEntityDefName, java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue)`
`EntityDefImpl(int defScope, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String baseEntityDefName, java.lang.String inheritPolicyStr, java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue)`
`EntityDefImpl(java.lang.String name)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`AssociationDefImpl`	`addAssocAccessor(java.lang.String accName, java.lang.String assocName, java.lang.Class javaType)`
`AssociationDefImpl`	`addAssocAccessor(java.lang.String accName, java.lang.String assocName, java.lang.Class javaType, AssociationDefBase.IntersectExpandEnd mtomEnd)`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`addAttribute(java.lang.String attrName, java.lang.String columnName, java.lang.Class javaType, boolean isPrimaryKey, boolean isDiscriminator, boolean isPersistent)`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`addAttributeOfKind(java.lang.String attrName, java.lang.String columnName, java.lang.Class javaType, boolean isPrimaryKey, boolean isDiscriminator, byte kind)`
`java.util.Map`	`addChildren(java.util.Map m, boolean recurse, java.lang.Class cls)`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`addCustomAttribute(java.lang.String attrName, java.lang.String columnName, java.lang.Class javaType, boolean isPersistent)`
`void`	`addEventAttr(java.lang.String attrName)`
`void`	`addEventDef(EventDef eventDef)`
`void`	`addEventMapping(EventMapping mapping)`
`void`	`addOperation(OperationDefinitionImpl opDef)` For internal framework use only.
`void`	`addPersTrigger(TriggerType typ, JboValidatorInterface val)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
`protected void`	`addPropertyChangeListener(int index, PropertyChangeListener listener)` Adds a `PropertyChangeListener` to the listener list for an attribute at the given index.
`protected void`	`addPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName, PropertyChangeListener listener)` Adds a `PropertyChangeListener` to the listener list for an attribute of the given Name.
`void`	`addRowOperation(OperationDefinitionImpl opDef)` For internal framework use only.
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`addRowScriptOperation(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String returnType, java.util.LinkedHashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> params, java.lang.String body)` For internal framework use only.
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`addScriptOperation(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String returnType, java.util.LinkedHashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> params, java.lang.String body)` For internal framework use only.
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`addScriptRowOperation(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String returnType, java.util.LinkedHashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> params, java.lang.String body)` For internal framework use only.
`void`	`addTrigger(TriggerType type, JboValidatorInterface listener)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
`protected void`	`addUniqueKeyValidation(JboUniqueKeyValidator val)`
`void`	`addUniqueKeyValidator(JboUniqueKeyValidator val)` Add a unique key validator.
`protected void`	`addUniquePKValidation()` Adds validators to each primary key attribute of this Entity to ensure that the primary key for an Entity is always unique.
`void`	`addValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)` Adds a `JboValidatorInterface` to the listener list.
`protected void`	`addVetoableChangeListener(int index, VetoableChangeListener listener)` This method will be deprecated in a future release.
`protected void`	`addVetoableChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName, VetoableChangeListener listener)` This method will be deprecated in a future release.
`protected void`	`addVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener listener)` This method will be deprecated in a future release.
`PersDefBase`	`allocatePDef()`
`void`	`applyDiffChildren(DifferDetails dif, DiffResolver resolver)` Applies changes to children defs.
`void`	`applyDiffContents(DifferDetails dif, DiffResolver resolver)` When diff/merge operation is requested, we have the following three def objects:
`void`	`cacheJavaMethodDefs(java.util.ArrayList al, boolean row)`
`static boolean`	`checkEntityLocked(Row en)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. Called by BaseLobDomain to check for entity's locked state in local mode using reflection rather than direct call as Domains need to be "server" independent.
`protected KeyDef`	`createAltKey(java.lang.String keyName, int keyIndex, java.lang.String[] components)`
`protected EntityImpl`	`createBlankInstance(DBTransaction txn)`
`EntityImpl`	`createBlankInstance2(DBTransaction txn)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`protected void`	`createDef()` This method should be used to perform custom-metadata initialization in a subclass of `EntityDefImpl`.
`protected MetaObject`	`createDefCustomizer(java.lang.String baseDefFullName)`
`static EntityDefImpl`	`createEntityDef(int defScope, java.lang.String defClassName, java.lang.String dbObjName, java.lang.String viewObjectBase)`
`protected EntityImpl`	`createInstance(DBTransaction txn, AttributeList al)`
`EntityImpl`	`createInstance2(DBTransaction txn, AttributeList al)` Instantiate an instance of the `Entity`.
`Key`	`createKey(AttributeList al)` Given a set of attribute values (name-value pairs), creates a Primary key object for this Entity.
`DifferDetails`	`diffChildren(DiffMergeable docDef, DiffMergeable orgDef, DifferDetails difDetails)` Performs diff of children defs.
`DifferDetails`	`diffContents(DiffMergeable docDef, DiffMergeable orgDef, DifferDetails difDetails)` Performs diff of scalar values.
`void`	`doneLoadingInternal()`
`ExprCodeSource`	`editCodeSource(ExprCodeSource codeSource)` Notify that ComponentOperationsManager that the client expects to edit the CodeSource.
`ExprCodeSource`	`ensureCodeSource(ExprDef exprDef)` Ensure a named code source in the operations manager.
`ExprCodeSource`	`ensureCodeSource(ExprDef exprDef, java.lang.String codeSourceName)`
`AttributeDef`	`findAttributeDef(java.lang.String name)` Gets an attribute definition, given its name.
`EntityImpl`	`findByAltKey(DBTransaction txn, java.lang.String keyName, Key key, boolean inclSubclasses, boolean searchDatabase)`
`EntityImpl`	`findByKey(DBTransaction txn, int keyIndex, Key key, boolean inclSubclasses, boolean searchDatabase)`
`EntityImpl`	`findByPKExtended(DBTransaction txn, Key key, boolean inclSubclasses)`
`EntityImpl`	`findByPrimaryKey(DBTransaction txn, Key key)` Finds an Entity Object given a Primary Key.
`static CustomizableEntityDef`	`findCustomizableDefObject(java.lang.String defFullName)`
`static EntityDefImpl`	`findDefObject(java.lang.String defFullName)` Finds the named Entity Object definition.
`static EntityDefImpl`	`findDefObjectNoSub(java.lang.String defFullName)` Finds the named Entity Object definition.
`static EntityDefImpl`	`findDefObjectWithCustomizer(java.lang.String defFullName)`
`EntityImpl`	`findFromCache(DBTransaction txn, int keyIndex, Key key, boolean inclSubclasses)`
`EntityImpl`	`findFromCacheIgnoreDeletes(DBTransaction txn, int keyIndex, Key key, boolean inclSubclasses, EntityImpl newEntity)`
`EntityImpl`	`findFromDatabase(EntityCache entityCache, DBTransaction txn, int keyIndex, Key key)`
`EntityImpl`	`findInCacheByAltKeyExtended(DBTransaction txn, java.lang.String keyName, Key key, boolean inclSubclasses)`
`EntityImpl`	`findInCacheByPKExtended(DBTransaction txn, Key key, boolean inclSubclasses)`
`EntityImpl`	`findInCacheByPrimaryKey(DBTransaction txn, Key key)` Returns an Entity Object in EntityCache given a Primary Key.
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`findOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)` For internal framework use only.
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`findRowOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)` For internal framework use only.
`protected void`	`finishedLoading()`
`static java.lang.String[]`	`getAllDefNames()`
`java.util.Iterator`	`getAllEntityInstances(DBTransaction tr)` Deprecated. since 5.0 use getAllEntityInstancesIterator.
`java.util.Iterator`	`getAllEntityInstancesIterator(DBTransaction tr)` Creates an iterator for stepping through instances of Entities of this definition object type.
`java.util.List`	`getAllExtendedDefObjects(boolean bSkipBusLogicUnits)`
`AssociationDefImpl`	`getAssociationDefImpl(int index)` Returns the AssociationDefImpl (association accessors) given an index.
`AssociationDefImpl`	`getAssociationDefImpl(java.lang.String name)` Returns the `AssociationDefImpl` (association accessors) given the association name.
`AssociationDefImpl[]`	`getAssociationDefImpls()` Returns the AssociationDefImpls.
`protected AttributeDefImpl`	`getAttrDefFromVTable(java.lang.String attrName)`
`int`	`getAttributeCount()` Returns the number of defined attributes.
`AttributeDef`	`getAttributeDef(int index)` Gets an attribute definition, given its index.
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getAttributeDefImpl(int index)` Given the attribute's column position (index) in the database, returns the attribute definition object.
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getAttributeDefImpl(java.lang.String attrName)` Given an attribute name, returns the attribute definition object.
`protected AttributeDefImpl`	`getAttributeDefImplByColumnName(java.lang.String colName)` Given an attribute's column name, returns the attribute definition object.
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getAttributeDefImpls()` Returns the AttributeDefImpls objects for this Entity Object.
`AttributeDef[]`	`getAttributeDefs()` Gets the defined attributes.
`java.lang.Class`	`getBaseComponentClass()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`int`	`getBatchThreshold()`
`java.util.List`	`getCachedJavaMethodDefs(boolean row)`
`protected AttributeDefImpl`	`getChangeIndicatorColumn()` Returns the AttributeDef for the Change Indicator column for the datasource.
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getChangeIndicatorColumn2()`
`java.lang.String`	`getClientProxyClassName()`
`java.lang.Class`	`getCollClass()` Gets the implementation class of this Entity's collection.
`java.lang.String`	`getColumnNameForQuery(int index)`
`java.lang.Class`	`getComponentClass()`
`java.lang.String`	`getComponentInterfaceName()`
`protected ComponentOperations`	`getComponentOperations()` For internal framework use only.
`java.util.Iterator<EventMapping>`	`getCreateEvents()` Returns the list of events to fire when a row is created in the entity.
`static java.lang.String`	`getCurrentSequencedRowChar()`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getDataSecurityAttribute()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`int`	`getDefTypeId()`
`java.lang.String`	`getDefXMLElementTag()`
`java.util.Iterator<EventMapping>`	`getDeleteEvents()` Returns the list of events to fire when a row is deleted in the entity.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getEffDtNextRowsVOName()` The name of the View Object that is generated to query the rows that follow an effective dated row and has the same primary key values.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getEffDtPreviousRowsVOName()` The name of the View Object that is generated to query the rows that precedes an effective dated row and has the same primary key values.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getEffDtRangeRowsVOName()` Returns the name of internal View Object used to query effective dated rows within a date range.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getEffectiveClientProxyClassName()`
`protected java.lang.String`	`getEffectiveComponentInterfaceName()`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getEffectiveDateSequenceAttr()`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getEffectiveDateSequenceFlagAttr()`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getEffectiveDateTransientAttr()` Retuns the Attribute definition that stores the Effective Date value in a row.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getEffectiveDateTransientAttrName()` The name of the transient attribute that is used to lookup the effective date of a row while doing DML operations.
`byte`	`getEffectiveDateType()` Returns the Effective Date type of the Entity definition.
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getEffectiveEndDateAttr()`
`AttributeDefImpl`	`getEffectiveStartDateAttr()`
`java.lang.String`	`getEJBAppProviderURL()`
`java.lang.Object`	`getEJBHome()`
`java.lang.String`	`getEJBHomeJNDIName()`
`EventDef`	`getEventDef(java.lang.String name)` Gets the request event definition.
`java.util.List<EventMapping>`	`getEventMappings()`
`java.lang.String`	`getEventNamespace()`
`java.util.Iterator`	`getEventParentAttrs()` Gets the list of attributes on the parent entity that are used in the payload of events on this entity.
`java.lang.String`	`getEventPayloadNamespace()`
`java.util.Iterator`	`getEventTransAttrs()`
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getExtendedDefObjects(boolean bSkipBusLogicUnits)`
`java.util.List<EntityDefImpl>`	`getExtendedDefObjectsInternal(boolean bSkipBusLogicUnits)`
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getForeignKeyAttrs()` Returns the list of AttributeDefs that make the foreign key for the composition cases.
`java.lang.String`	`getHintValue(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sHintName)`
`static java.lang.Integer`	`getLowestEffDtSequenceValue()`
`static int`	`getMaxAttrConst(java.lang.String entityName)` Returns the index of the last attribute for this entity at runtime.
`protected java.lang.String`	`getNextEffSequenceRowsVOName()` The name of the View Object used to query effective dated rows with higher sequence values within the same effective start date (used in Multiple Changes Per Day).
`protected AttributeDefImpl`	`getOIDAttribute()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`OperationDefinitionsImpl`	`getOperationDefinitions()`
`java.lang.String`	`getOwnerRowType()`
`oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef`	`getPermissionDef()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`java.util.List`	`getPersTriggersOfType(TriggerType type)`
`protected java.lang.String`	`getPrevEffSequenceRowsVOName()` The name of the View Object used to query effective dated rows with lower sequence values within the same effective start date (used in Multiple Changes Per Day).
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getPrimaryKeys()` Returns the AttributeDef's that define the primary key.
`java.lang.String`	`getPrimaryViewDefinitionName()`
`static java.lang.String`	`getPriorSequencedRowChar()`
`java.lang.Object`	`getProperty(java.lang.String hintName)` Retrieves the specified property, if it exists.
`java.lang.String`	`getQuery()` Returns the query that will return all columns for this Entity.
`AttributeDef[]`	`getRawAttributeDefs(boolean procAccessors)`
`int`	`getRefAttrIndex()`
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getRetrievedOnInsertAttributes()` Returns the list of attributes for which the Refresh on Insert flag is enabled at Design Time.
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getRetrievedOnInsertPrimaryKeys()` Returns the list of primary keys for which the Refresh on Insert flag is enabled at Design Time.
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getRetrievedOnUpdateAttributes()` Returns the list of attributes for which the Refresh on Update flag is enabled at Design Time.
`protected AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getRetrievedOnUpdatePrimaryKeys()` Returns the list of primary key attributes for which the Refresh on Update flag is enabled at Design Time.
`java.lang.Class`	`getRowClass()` Gets the implementation class of this Entity's rows.
`OperationDefinitionsImpl`	`getRowOperationDefinitions()`
`protected int`	`getScalarDirtyCount()` Returns the number of scalar value attributes in this def object.
`OperationDefinitionsImpl`	`getScriptOperationDefinitions()`
`OperationDefinitionsImpl`	`getScriptRowOperationDefinitions()`
`java.lang.String`	`getSelectClause(SQLBuilder sqlBuilder)`
`java.lang.String`	`getSelectClause(SQLBuilder sqlBuilder, boolean forViewObject)`
`java.lang.String`	`getSource()` Returns the name of the Database source table.
`java.lang.String`	`getSourceType()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getTriggers(TriggerType trig)`
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getTriggersOfType(TriggerType type)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
`AttributeDefImpl[]`	`getUniqueKeys()` Returns the list of attributes that were marked as Unique-key constituents in designtime The order of attribute definitions is the order in which the unique-key attributes appear in the set of attributes for this entity.
`java.util.Iterator<EventMapping>`	`getUpdateEvents()` Returns the list of events to fire when a row is updated in the entity.
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getValidators()` Get the list of JboValidatorInterface objects registered with this entity
`boolean`	`hasDataSecurity()`
`boolean`	`hasEffectiveDateSequence()`
`protected boolean`	`hasLOBAttrs()` Determines whether the EntityDef contains attributes that are LOBs.
`void`	`initializeFromBaseDefinition(int defScope, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String baseEntityDefName, java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue)`
`void`	`initializeFromBaseDefinition(java.lang.String baseEntityDefName, java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue, java.lang.String discriminatorName)`
`boolean`	`isAssociationAccessorRetained()`
`static boolean`	`isCompDeleteOld()`
`boolean`	`isDynamicCodeSourceEnabled()`
`boolean`	`isEffectiveDated()` Checks if this Entity definition is Effective Dated.
`static boolean`	`isLobAttribute(AttributeDefImpl ad)`
`boolean`	`isObjectTable()` Determines whether this is an Object table.
`protected boolean`	`isOIDInPrimaryKey()` Determines whether the OID (object identifier) attribute is a primary key.
`boolean`	`isRefPKBased()` Indicates whether this Entity's REF is primary key based or not.
`protected boolean`	`isRowIDPrimaryKey()` Determines whether this Entity Object has a ROWID attribute that is used as a primary key.
`boolean`	`isSingleUseKeyStatement()`
`boolean`	`isUpdatable()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`boolean`	`isUpdateChangedColumns()` Determines whether the SQL generation of UPDATE statements should include all of the columns or just the changed columns.
`boolean`	`isUseGlueCode()`
`boolean`	`isUseReturningClause()` Indicates if DML should use the RETURNING clause for this entity type.
`protected void`	`loadAttribute(DefElement elem)` Load the attribute from the XMLInput Stream
`protected void`	`loadAttribute(DefElement elem, oracle.jbo.server.BaseDefLoadType loadingBaseDef, boolean entityDefIsLoadBase)`
`protected void`	`loadCustomDef(DefElement xmlElement)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`protected static EntityDefImpl`	`loadFromXML(DefElement xmlElement, EntityDefImpl eInfo, EntityDefImpl baseEntityDef, boolean loadingBaseDef)` Create the EntityDefImpl from XML metadata stream
`protected static void`	`loadFromXML(DefElement xmlElement, oracle.jbo.server.RemotableCompDef defObj)`
`protected void`	`loadOperationDefinitions(DefElement xmlElement)` For internal framework use only.
`protected void`	`loadViewAccessors(DefElement xmlElement)`
`void`	`loadXMLContentsNoResolve(DefElement xmlElement, java.lang.String fullName)`
`AttributeDef`	`lookupAttributeDef(java.lang.String name)` Gets an attribute definition, given its name.
`ExprCodeSource`	`lookupCodeSource(java.lang.String name)` For internal framework use only.
`EventMapping`	`lookupEventMapping(java.lang.String name)`
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`lookupOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)` For internal framework use only.
`JboValidatorInterface`	`lookupPersTrigger(TriggerType typ, java.lang.String name)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`lookupRowOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)` For internal framework use only.
`OperationDefinitionImpl`	`lookupRowOperationDefinition(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String returnType, java.lang.Class[] params)`
`JboValidatorInterface`	`lookupTrigger(TriggerType typ, java.lang.String name)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
`JboValidatorInterface`	`lookupValidatorByName(java.lang.String name)`
`protected EntityReference`	`newComponentClassInstance()`
`protected EntityImpl`	`newInstance(DBTransaction txn)`
`EntityImpl`	`newInstance2(DBTransaction txn)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`protected EntityImpl`	`newRowClassInstance()`
`protected void`	`prepareEditable()`
`Key`	`prepKeyForFind(int keyIndex, Key key)`
`protected void`	`putAttrDefInVTable(AttributeDefImpl ad)`
`void`	`removeAttribute(java.lang.String attrName)`
`boolean`	`removeEventDef(java.lang.String eventName)`
`boolean`	`removeEventMapping(java.lang.String name)`
`void`	`removeOperation(java.lang.String name)` For internal framework use only.
`boolean`	`removePayloadItem(java.lang.String eventDefName, java.lang.String attrName)`
`boolean`	`removePersTrigger(TriggerType typ, java.lang.String id)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
`protected void`	`removePropertyChangeListener(int index, PropertyChangeListener listener)` Removes a `PropertyChangeListener` from the listener list of the given attribute (by index).
`protected void`	`removePropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName, PropertyChangeListener listener)` Removes a `PropertyChangeListener` from the listener list of the given attribute (by index).
`void`	`removeRowOperation(java.lang.String name)` For internal framework use only.
`void`	`removeTrigger(TriggerType trig, java.lang.String valName)` Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
`protected void`	`removeValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)` Removes a `VetoableChangeListener` from the listener list.
`void`	`removeValidator(java.lang.String valName)`
`protected void`	`removeVetoableChangeListener(int index, VetoableChangeListener listener)` This method will be deprecated in a future release.
`protected void`	`removeVetoableChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName, VetoableChangeListener listener)` This method will be deprecated in a future release.
`protected void`	`removeVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener listener)` This method will be deprecated in a future release.
`protected void`	`resetDefResolved()`
`void`	`resolveDefObject()` This method performs final resolution of various parts of the entity definition before this definition object can be used.
`protected void`	`resolveReferences()` Since this gets called from lazyload, load all attribute accessors upfront.
`void`	`setAssociationAccessorRetained(boolean b)`
`void`	`setAttributeDefsDirty(boolean b)`
`void`	`setBatchThreshold(int threshold)`
`void`	`setChangeIndicatorColumn(AttributeDefImpl chgIndCol)`
`void`	`setClientProxyClassName(java.lang.String name)`
`void`	`setCollClass(java.lang.Class collClass)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`setComponentClass(java.lang.Class refClass)`
`void`	`setComponentInterfaceName(java.lang.String interfaceName)`
`protected void`	`setDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)`
`void`	`setEditable(boolean b)`
`void`	`setEffectiveDateType(byte effDtType)` Sets the Effective Date Type for this Entity definition.
`void`	`setEJBAppProviderURL(java.lang.String url)`
`void`	`setEJBHomeJNDIName(java.lang.String nam)`
`void`	`setEventNamespace(java.lang.String namespace)`
`void`	`setEventPayloadNamespace(java.lang.String namespace)`
`void`	`setOwnerRowType(java.lang.String ot)`
`void`	`setPermissionDef(oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef permDef)`
`void`	`setRefPKBased(boolean val)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`setRowClass(java.lang.Class rowClass)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`setSingleUseKeyStatement(boolean singleUse)`
`void`	`setSource(java.lang.String source)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`setSourceType(java.lang.String sourceType)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`setUpdatable(boolean flag)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`setUpdateChangedColumns(boolean updateChangedColumns)` Sets the flag for status to update on Changed Columns
`void`	`setUseGlueCode(boolean b)`
`protected void`	`setUseReturningClause(boolean flag)` Subclasses should call this method with false, on the EntityDef to indicate that this entity type should not use RETURNING clause to fetch refresh-on-insert or refresh-on-update values.
`void`	`setWholeDefDirty(boolean b)`
`void`	`skipRowOperationValidation()` For internal framework use only.
`protected void`	`unsetDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)`
`protected void`	`validateTrigger(EntityImpl validateEntity, TriggerType trigger)` Subclassable for cases where ViewRowImpl takes over create() and calls entity create on it's own.
`void`	`writeChildren(DefWriter jos)` Writes the Object's children to the Persistent storage
`void`	`writeContents(DefWriter jos)` Objects should write their persistence output in this method

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.RowDef
addAltKey, addExtendedDefObject, addForwardDependency, addForwardDependency, addListBindingDef, addListBindingDef, addViewAccessorDef, addViewFilterUsage, appendBindingNameForAttr, appendBindingSpec, appendBindingSpec, diffObjects, discrValuesQualify, findAltKeyDef, findAttrDefIncludingPDef, findDefForDiscrValues, findDefForDiscrValues2, findListBindingDef, findViewAccessorDef, getAliasName, getAllProperties, getAltKeyAttrDefs, getAltKeyAttrDefs, getAltKeyCount, getAltKeyDef, getAltKeyIndex, getAltKeyNames, getAttributeIndexOf, getBackwardDependencies, getBackwardDependencyAttributes, getBindingStyle, getDataSourceDef, getDefFullName, getDefName, getDiscrColumns, getExprVarVal, getExprVarValType, getForwardDependencies, getForwardDependencyAttributes, getGlobalOperations, getListBindingDefs, getPersonalizedAttributeList, getResourceBundleDef, getStructureDef, getViewAccessorDefs, getViewFilterUsage, getViewFilterUsages, hasExprVarVal, isAttributeDefInherited, isComponentDefinition, loadListBindings, loadPDefAttribute, loadPDefAttributes, loadViewAccessor, loadViewFilterUsages, lookupAltKeyDef, lookupAttrDefIncludingPDef, lookupExprDef, lookupListBindingDef, lookupPersonalizedAttribute, lookupRawAttributeDef, lookupValidator, lookupViewAccessorDef, personalizeAttribute, registerDefObject, registerSessionDefObject, registerSiteDefObject, removeAltKey, removeListBindingDef, removePersonalizedAttribute, removeViewAccessorDef, removeViewFilterUsage, resolvePropertyRaw, setAliasName, setAttributeDefForRuntime, setBindingStyle, setDiscrColumns, setExprVarVal, setThrowOnListBindingMismatch, throwOnListBindingMismatch, verifyExtendedDefObjects, writeXMLContents

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.MetaObject
adjustPropertyMapForWrite, checkEditable, deregisterSessionObject, extractCustIntoPDef, getDefCustomizerFullFileName, getDefCustomizerFullName, getDefCustomizerName, getEditObject, getEditVersionsAsString, getInheritPersonalizationStrValue, getInheritPersonalizationValue, getInheritPolicyStrValue, getInheritPolicyValue, getMajorVersion, getMessageBundleClass, getMinorVersion, getMsgBundleDef, getPackageDef, getPackageName, getPersDef, getPersDefForEdit, getPersDefNoUpdateCheck, getPersMergedDef, getPublishToBusinessEditorValue, getResourceBundleDef, getResourcePrefix, getStaticBaseDefObject, getStaticDef, isAutoMerged, isConvertPDef, isCreateEditPDef, isCustIntoStaticDef, isDefCustomizer, isDefNewBase, isDynamic, isEditable, isInheritPersonalization, isInheritPolicyLegacy, isInheritPolicyStrict, isPublishToBusinessEditor, isScalarDirty, loadDefVersions, loadResourceBundle, loadXMLContents, lookupDefCustomizer, lookupPublishedDefCustomizer, objectFound, objectRemoved, saveXMLContents, setCustIntoStaticDef, setDefCustomizer, setDefScope, setDirty, setFullName, setInheritPersonalization, setInheritPersonalizationStrValue, setInheritPolicyStrValue, setMessageBundleClass, setPublishToBusinessEditor, setPublishToBusinessEditorValue, setResourceBundleDef, setScalarDirty, setupDefWriterFromMO

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.DefObject
callFinishedLoading, ensureVariableManager, getAdfmConfigStartupProperty, getBaseDefObject, getBooleanAdfmConfigProperty, getDefXMLNameSpace, getVariableManager, getVarMgrParents, hasVariables, isDeprecated, isFromCustomization, loadProperties, loadVariables, setBaseDefObject, setBaseDefObject, setName, setParent

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject
addDefImport, addSavedDocName, allocatePropertyMap, allocatePropertyMapForEdits, baseIsWriteObject, beginDiffObjects, buildChildName, buildFileName, checkEditableWithDefWriter, checkStructWithOld, close, createEditPDef, createFromXML, deregisterDefObject, deregisterHLDef, diffChildrenHLDefs, diffChildrenProperties, ensureDifferDetails, ensureDifferSkip, findDefImport, forgetChanges, getBaseDir, getBasePackage, getChildren, getDefImports, getDefManager, getDefTypeName, getDefWriter, getDifferSkip, getEditedPropertiesMap, getEditedPropertyExpressionsMap, getEditedPropertyMap, getExtendedDefObjectsInternal, getFileName, getFullDirName, getFullFileName, getHLDefMap, getIdentificationAttributeName, getMergeableFullName, getMergeableName, getOrigObject, getPropertyMap, getPropertyNamesSet, getSavedDocNames, getSessionSyncLock, getSubstitutedNames, getSyncLock, getXMLElementTag, guaranteePath, hasExtendedDefObjects, includeCustomizationLayerInfo, isCustomizationEnabled, isCustomizationEnabled, isDirty, isFromTip, isLoadBase, isLoadHLDefs, isMajorVersionChanged, isMinorVersionChanged, isNew, isNewRecurse, isPersonalizationEnabled, isPersonalizationEnabled, isPropertyExpression, isSaveToJSON, isSkipWrite, isWriteObject, loadDefImports, loadDefObject, lockDefinitionContext, lookupHLDef, makeNew, mergeChanges, mergeEditedPropertiesForJSON, mergePropertyMap, postSaveContents, readJSONObject, reapplyChanges, registerClass, registerHLDef, reloadFromXMLContents, remove, removeAndDelete, removeDefImport, removeExtendedDefObject, removeProperty, saveJSONContents, setCustomizationEnabled, setCustomizationEnabled, setDefaultBaseDir, setDefMgr, setEditableFlag, setEditableObject, setForRuntime, setFullNameInternal, setLoadBase, setLoadHLDefs, setMajorVersionChanged, setNew, setNewRecurse, setOrigObject, setPersonalizationEnabled, setPersonalizationEnabled, setProperty, setPropertyExpression, setPropertyMap, setSkipWrite, setWholeDefNew, staticUpdateChildrenList, transferDefChangesInto, unlockDefinitionContext, updateChildObject, updateChildrenList, updateMdsKeyFromTip, verifyVersion, verifyVersionNullCheck, writeHeaderForNew, writeJSONContents, writeObject, writeVersion

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.StructureDef
getAttributeIndexOf, getDefFullName, getDefName, getFullName, getName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.server.CustomizableEntityDef
lookupValidator

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.server.CustomizableMetaObject
getFullName, isDirty, isNew, saveXMLContents, setDirty, writeXMLContents

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.PropertyManager
removeProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.rules.ValidationManager
getFullName, getName, getResourceBundleDef, getResourceBundleDef, getStructureDef

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.ComponentOperationsManager
getDefManager, getDefScope, getFullName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.VariableManagerOwner
getName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.xml.DefPersistable
getFullName

- Field Detail
  - SI_DBObjectName
```
public static final int SI_DBObjectName
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_DBObjectType
```
public static final int SI_DBObjectType
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_RowClass
```
public static final int SI_RowClass
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_CollClass
```
public static final int SI_CollClass
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_UpdateChangedColumns
```
public static final int SI_UpdateChangedColumns
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_BatchThreshold
```
public static final int SI_BatchThreshold
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_AssociationAccessorRetained
```
public static final int SI_AssociationAccessorRetained
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_EffectiveDateType
```
public static final int SI_EffectiveDateType
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_EventNamespace
```
public static final int SI_EventNamespace
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_PayloadNamespace
```
public static final int SI_PayloadNamespace
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_UseGlueCode
```
public static final int SI_UseGlueCode
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SMAX_EntityDefImpl
```
public static final int SMAX_EntityDefImpl
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DBOBJ_TYPE_TABLE
```
public static final java.lang.String DBOBJ_TYPE_TABLE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DBOBJ_TYPE_VIEW
```
public static final java.lang.String DBOBJ_TYPE_VIEW
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTYP
```
public static final java.lang.String DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTYP
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTAB
```
public static final java.lang.String DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTAB
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_DATED
```
public static final byte EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_DATED
```
    Effective Dated entites could be of type dated or effective dated. The dated entities have a start and end effective date attributes but do not perform row split operations on attribute change. The validation is limited to simple overlap checks. Effective dated entities have elaborate row split operations and validations when an attribute value changes. In effect, the history of all the modifications is maintained.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_EFFECTIVE_DATED
```
public static final byte EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_EFFECTIVE_DATED
```
    Effective Dated entites could be of type dated or effective dated. Effective dated entities keep an audit trail of all the changes made to the values of a row. During DML, an attribute change will trigger a row update, end dating a previous row and creating a new row with the effective date as the start date.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE
```
public static final byte EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE
```
    Constant for specifying non effective dated entitites.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - mAttrAccessors
```
protected java.util.ArrayList mAttrAccessors
```
    The Attribute accessors for the Entity Object.
  - mAssocAccessors
```
protected java.util.ArrayList mAssocAccessors
```
    The Association accessors for the Entity Object.
  - mFKeys
```
protected volatile AttributeDefImpl[] mFKeys
```
    List of attributes that comprise the foreign key.
  - mPrimaryKeys
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] mPrimaryKeys
```
    List of attributes that comprise the primary key.
  - mOIDAttribute
```
protected AttributeDefImpl mOIDAttribute
```
    If entity is a OIDObject
  - mSource
```
protected java.lang.String mSource
```
    Stores the name of the database source: the database entity for the Entity Object.
  - mSourceType
```
protected java.lang.String mSourceType
```
    Stores the database source type.
  - mIsObjectTable
```
protected boolean mIsObjectTable
```
    Determines if the current table is an Object Table. Default is false.
  - mBatchThreshold
```
protected int mBatchThreshold
```
  - ENFORCE_CREATE_ROW_SECURITY_PROP
```
public static final java.lang.String ENFORCE_CREATE_ROW_SECURITY_PROP
```
    Property to enable create row privilege check
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_MsgBundleClass
```
public static final int SI_MsgBundleClass
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_ComponentClass
```
public static final int SI_ComponentClass
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_ComponentInterfaceName
```
public static final int SI_ComponentInterfaceName
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SI_ClientProxyClassName
```
public static final int SI_ClientProxyClassName
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SMAX_RemotableCompDef
```
public static final int SMAX_RemotableCompDef
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - EntityDefImpl
```
public EntityDefImpl()
```
    Default Constructor, sets the row class.
  - EntityDefImpl
```
public EntityDefImpl(int defScope,
                     java.lang.String name)
```
  - EntityDefImpl
```
public EntityDefImpl(java.lang.String name)
```
  - EntityDefImpl
```
public EntityDefImpl(int defScope,
                     java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.String baseEntityDefName)
```
  - EntityDefImpl
```
public EntityDefImpl(int defScope,
                     java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.String baseEntityDefName,
                     java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue)
```
  - EntityDefImpl
```
public EntityDefImpl(int defScope,
                     java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.String baseEntityDefName,
                     java.lang.String inheritPolicyStr,
                     java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue)
```
- Method Detail
  - initializeFromBaseDefinition
```
public void initializeFromBaseDefinition(int defScope,
                                         java.lang.String name,
                                         java.lang.String baseEntityDefName,
                                         java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue)
```
  - initializeFromBaseDefinition
```
public void initializeFromBaseDefinition(java.lang.String baseEntityDefName,
                                         java.lang.String defaultDiscriminatorValue,
                                         java.lang.String discriminatorName)
```
  - prepareEditable
```
protected void prepareEditable()
```
    Specified by:
    
    prepareEditable in class RowDef
  - setEditable
```
public void setEditable(boolean b)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setEditable in interface CustomizableMetaObject
    
    Overrides:
    
    setEditable in class MetaObject
  - setWholeDefDirty
```
public void setWholeDefDirty(boolean b)
```
    Overrides:
    
    setWholeDefDirty in class PersistableDefObject
  - setAttributeDefsDirty
```
public void setAttributeDefsDirty(boolean b)
```
  - getScalarDirtyCount
```
protected int getScalarDirtyCount()
```
    Description copied from class: MetaObject
    
    Returns the number of scalar value attributes in this def object.
  - getPrimaryViewDefinitionName
```
public java.lang.String getPrimaryViewDefinitionName()
```
  - setOwnerRowType
```
@Concealed
public void setOwnerRowType(java.lang.String ot)
```
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getOwnerRowType
```
@Concealed
public java.lang.String getOwnerRowType()
```
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getAllDefNames
```
public static java.lang.String[] getAllDefNames()
```
  - isCompDeleteOld
```
public static boolean isCompDeleteOld()
```
  - findDefObjectNoSub
```
public static EntityDefImpl findDefObjectNoSub(java.lang.String defFullName)
```
    Finds the named Entity Object definition. Performs essentially the same operation as findDefObject, except that it does not observe meta-object substitution.
    
    Parameters:
    
    defFullName - the fully qualified name of the definition.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Entity definition object corresponding to the specified name.
    
    See Also:
    
    MetaObjectManager
  - findDefObject
```
public static EntityDefImpl findDefObject(java.lang.String defFullName)
```
    Finds the named Entity Object definition.
    This method takes the fully qualified name (package_name.Entity_name) of an Entity definition and returns the corresponding Entity definition object. This method can be used to return only the Entity Object defintion object, instead of the more global methods in the MetaObjectManager class.
    The following example returns the EntityDef object associated with the Categories Entity in package1.
```
 mDefinitionObject =
     (EntityDefImpl)EntityDefImpl.findDefObject("package1.Categories");
 
```
    Parameters:
    
    defFullName - the fully qualified name of the definition.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Entity definition object corresponding to the specified name.
    
    See Also:
    
    MetaObjectManager
  - findDefObjectWithCustomizer
```
public static EntityDefImpl findDefObjectWithCustomizer(java.lang.String defFullName)
```
  - findCustomizableDefObject
```
public static CustomizableEntityDef findCustomizableDefObject(java.lang.String defFullName)
```
  - createDef
```
@Restricted
protected void createDef()
```
    This method should be used to perform custom-metadata initialization in a subclass of EntityDefImpl. The method is called as a notification that this definition object's metadata is loaded.
    Override this method to satisfy your application's specific custom properties for the Entity definition. For example, you would override this method if your application builds custom properties programatically based on user preferences.
    Subclasses of EntityDefImpl should invoke addUniquePKValidation() in this method to add primary key validators. For example:
```
 protected void createDef()
   {
     addUniquePKValidation();
    }

 
```
    By default, the framework does not invoke the unique key check.
    Overrides:
    
    createDef in class RowDef
    
    See Also:
    
    addUniquePKValidation()
  - createDefCustomizer
```
protected MetaObject createDefCustomizer(java.lang.String baseDefFullName)
```
    Overrides:
    
    createDefCustomizer in class MetaObject
  - getAttributeDefImpl
```
public AttributeDefImpl getAttributeDefImpl(java.lang.String attrName)
```
    Given an attribute name, returns the attribute definition object.
    This method takes the string name of an Entity Object attribute and returns the corresponding attribute definition object. For example, use this method to get the attribute definition object to store custom properties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attrName - the specified Entity attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    an Entity attribute definition object.
  - getAttributeDefImpl
```
public AttributeDefImpl getAttributeDefImpl(int index)
```
    Given the attribute's column position (index) in the database, returns the attribute definition object.
    This method takes the Entity attribute's database column position (index) and returns the corresponding attribute definition object. For example, use this method to get the attribute definition object to store custom properties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the attribute's database column position, where the leftmost column has index 0.
    
    Returns:
    
    an Entity attribute definition object; null if the given index is invalid.
  - getAttributeDefImplByColumnName
```
protected AttributeDefImpl getAttributeDefImplByColumnName(java.lang.String colName)
```
    Given an attribute's column name, returns the attribute definition object.
    This method takes the Entity attribute's database colunm name and returns the corresponding attribute definition object. For example, use this method to get the attribute definition object to store custom properties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    colName - the name of the attribute's column in the database.
    
    Returns:
    
    an Entity attribute definition object.
  - getAttributeDefImpls
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] getAttributeDefImpls()
```
    Returns the AttributeDefImpls objects for this Entity Object. This method is typically used when customizing properties.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeDefImpls in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of the attribute descriptors.
  - getAttributeDefs
```
public AttributeDef[] getAttributeDefs()
```
    Description copied from class: RowDef
    
    Gets the defined attributes.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeDefs in interface StructureDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeDefs in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of attribute definitions.
  - getRawAttributeDefs
```
public AttributeDef[] getRawAttributeDefs(boolean procAccessors)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getRawAttributeDefs in class RowDef
  - getAttributeCount
```
public int getAttributeCount()
```
    Description copied from class: RowDef
    
    Returns the number of defined attributes.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeCount in interface StructureDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeCount in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of attributes.
  - findAttributeDef
```
public AttributeDef findAttributeDef(java.lang.String name)
```
    Description copied from class: RowDef
    
    Gets an attribute definition, given its name.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findAttributeDef in interface CustomizableEntityDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    findAttributeDef in interface StructureDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    findAttributeDef in class RowDef
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of an AttributeDef.
    
    Returns:
    
    an attribute definition
  - getTriggers
```
public java.util.ArrayList getTriggers(TriggerType trig)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getTriggers in interface CustomizableEntityDef
  - lookupValidatorByName
```
public JboValidatorInterface lookupValidatorByName(java.lang.String name)
```
    Specified by:
    
    lookupValidatorByName in interface CustomizableEntityDef
  - lookupAttributeDef
```
public AttributeDef lookupAttributeDef(java.lang.String name)
```
    Description copied from class: RowDef
    
    Gets an attribute definition, given its name.
    
    Specified by:
    
    lookupAttributeDef in interface CustomizableEntityDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    lookupAttributeDef in interface StructureDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    lookupAttributeDef in class RowDef
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of an AttributeDef.
    
    Returns:
    
    an attribute definition if found, null otherwise
  - getAttributeDef
```
public AttributeDef getAttributeDef(int index)
```
    Description copied from class: RowDef
    
    Gets an attribute definition, given its index.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeDef in interface StructureDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeDef in class RowDef
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index of an AttributeDef, where the leftmost attribute has index zero.
    
    Returns:
    
    an attribute definition.
  - getColumnNameForQuery
```
public java.lang.String getColumnNameForQuery(int index)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getColumnNameForQuery in interface StructureDef
  - getAssociationDefImpl
```
public AssociationDefImpl getAssociationDefImpl(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns the AssociationDefImpl (association accessors) given the association name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the association.
    
    Returns:
    
    the association accessors for this object.
  - getAssociationDefImpl
```
public AssociationDefImpl getAssociationDefImpl(int index)
```
    Returns the AssociationDefImpl (association accessors) given an index. If an invalid index number is given, this method returns null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - of the association attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    the association accessors for this object; null if an invalid index number is given.
  - getAssociationDefImpls
```
public AssociationDefImpl[] getAssociationDefImpls()
```
    Returns the AssociationDefImpls.
    
    Returns:
    
    the association accessors for this object.
  - getSource
```
public java.lang.String getSource()
```
    Returns the name of the Database source table.
    This method could be overridden if, for example, your application implements table generator code at runtime.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of database table that this business object represents.
  - setUpdatable
```
public void setUpdatable(boolean flag)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Set false if this entity has to be readOnly (e.g., when this entity is mapping a snapshot table.) Default is true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    flag -
  - isUpdatable
```
public boolean isUpdatable()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns false if this entity has to be readOnly (e.g., when this entity is mapping a snapshot table.) Default is true.
  - setSource
```
public void setSource(java.lang.String source)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Sets the name of the Database source table.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the name of database table corresponding to this business object.
  - isObjectTable
```
public boolean isObjectTable()
```
    Determines whether this is an Object table.
    This method returns true if this table is:
    - mapped to an Oracle Object type
    - contains Oracle Objects
    - an object table itself
    Returns:
    
    true if this is an object table; false otherwise.
  - getSourceType
```
public java.lang.String getSourceType()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the name of the database source type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of database source.
  - setSourceType
```
public void setSourceType(java.lang.String sourceType)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Sets the name of the Database source type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sourceType - the type of database source.
  - getEJBHomeJNDIName
```
public java.lang.String getEJBHomeJNDIName()
```
  - setEJBHomeJNDIName
```
public void setEJBHomeJNDIName(java.lang.String nam)
```
  - getEJBAppProviderURL
```
public java.lang.String getEJBAppProviderURL()
```
  - getEventNamespace
```
public java.lang.String getEventNamespace()
```
  - setEventNamespace
```
public void setEventNamespace(java.lang.String namespace)
```
  - getEventPayloadNamespace
```
public java.lang.String getEventPayloadNamespace()
```
  - setEventPayloadNamespace
```
public void setEventPayloadNamespace(java.lang.String namespace)
```
  - setEJBAppProviderURL
```
public void setEJBAppProviderURL(java.lang.String url)
```
  - getBatchThreshold
```
public int getBatchThreshold()
```
  - setBatchThreshold
```
public void setBatchThreshold(int threshold)
```
  - getAllEntityInstances
```
public java.util.Iterator getAllEntityInstances(DBTransaction tr)
```
    Deprecated. since 5.0 use getAllEntityInstancesIterator.
    
    Creates an iterator for stepping through instances of Entities of this definition object type. This method could typically be used in a cache clean-up routine.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tr - the transaction containing the Entity Objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    the iterator.
  - getAllEntityInstancesIterator
```
public java.util.Iterator getAllEntityInstancesIterator(DBTransaction tr)
```
    Creates an iterator for stepping through instances of Entities of this definition object type. This method could typically be used in a cache clean-up routine.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tr - the transaction containing the Entity Objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    the iterator.
  - getRowClass
```
public java.lang.Class getRowClass()
```
    Gets the implementation class of this Entity's rows. For example, if this method is called on the Dept Entity Object, it will return DeptImpl.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getRowClass in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    the row implementation class.
  - getCollClass
```
public java.lang.Class getCollClass()
```
    Gets the implementation class of this Entity's collection.
    
    Returns:
    
    the collection implementation class.
  - findFromDatabase
```
public EntityImpl findFromDatabase(EntityCache entityCache,
                                   DBTransaction txn,
                                   int keyIndex,
                                   Key key)
```
  - findInCacheByPKExtended
```
public EntityImpl findInCacheByPKExtended(DBTransaction txn,
                                          Key key,
                                          boolean inclSubclasses)
```
  - findInCacheByAltKeyExtended
```
public EntityImpl findInCacheByAltKeyExtended(DBTransaction txn,
                                              java.lang.String keyName,
                                              Key key,
                                              boolean inclSubclasses)
```
  - findFromCache
```
public EntityImpl findFromCache(DBTransaction txn,
                                int keyIndex,
                                Key key,
                                boolean inclSubclasses)
```
  - findFromCacheIgnoreDeletes
```
@Concealed
public EntityImpl findFromCacheIgnoreDeletes(DBTransaction txn,
                                                        int keyIndex,
                                                        Key key,
                                                        boolean inclSubclasses,
                                                        EntityImpl newEntity)
```
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - findInCacheByPrimaryKey
```
public EntityImpl findInCacheByPrimaryKey(DBTransaction txn,
                                          Key key)
```
    Returns an Entity Object in EntityCache given a Primary Key.
    Given the name of the databse transaction and the table's primary key, this method returns the associated Entity Object if it exists in the Entity cache. This method will not cause a fault-in of an entity from the database.
    This method returns null if the Entity Object is not found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    txn - the transaction containing the Entity Object.
    
    key - the Primary Key.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Entity Object matching Key, or null if not found.
  - findByPKExtended
```
public EntityImpl findByPKExtended(DBTransaction txn,
                                   Key key,
                                   boolean inclSubclasses)
```
  - findByKey
```
public EntityImpl findByKey(DBTransaction txn,
                            int keyIndex,
                            Key key,
                            boolean inclSubclasses,
                            boolean searchDatabase)
```
  - findByPrimaryKey
```
public EntityImpl findByPrimaryKey(DBTransaction txn,
                                   Key key)
```
    Finds an Entity Object given a Primary Key.
    Given the name of the databse transaction and the table's primary key, this method returns the associated Entity Object. If the Entity has not already been brought into the cache by any of the View Objects, this method will cause the Entity to be fetched from the database.
    This method returns null if the Entity Object is not found.
    
    Parameters:
    
    txn - the transaction containing the Entity Object.
    
    key - the Primary Key.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Entity Object matching Key, or null if not found.
  - findByAltKey
```
public EntityImpl findByAltKey(DBTransaction txn,
                               java.lang.String keyName,
                               Key key,
                               boolean inclSubclasses,
                               boolean searchDatabase)
```
  - createKey
```
public Key createKey(AttributeList al)
```
    Given a set of attribute values (name-value pairs), creates a Primary key object for this Entity. This method could be used to create the input for the findByPrimaryKey method. If the key cannot be created, this method returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    the key with ordered attribute list values according to this definition; null if the key cannot be created.
  - newInstance2
```
public EntityImpl newInstance2(DBTransaction txn)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Used internally to create a new row and then create() is called from viewrow.create().
  - newInstance
```
protected EntityImpl newInstance(DBTransaction txn)
```
  - createInstance2
```
public EntityImpl createInstance2(DBTransaction txn,
                                  AttributeList al)
```
    Instantiate an instance of the Entity. The default values of the entity attributes are filled in in this method.
    Override this method to create instances of composite Entities.
    
    Parameters:
    
    txn - the DBTransaction instance for the Entity.
    
    al - List of attribute name/value pairs to be passed to Entity.create()
    
    Returns:
    
    a new instance of the Entity.
    
    See Also:
    
    EntityImpl.create(AttributeList)
  - createInstance
```
protected EntityImpl createInstance(DBTransaction txn,
                                    AttributeList al)
```
  - createBlankInstance2
```
public EntityImpl createBlankInstance2(DBTransaction txn)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Internal method invoked whenever an Entity of this type is created within the framework.
    
    Parameters:
    
    txn - the Database Transaction Object.
    
    Returns:
    
    EntityImpl an instance of the Entity Object.
  - createBlankInstance
```
protected EntityImpl createBlankInstance(DBTransaction txn)
```
  - setRowClass
```
public void setRowClass(java.lang.Class rowClass)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Sets the implementation class for this Entity's rows.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rowClass - the row implementation class.
  - setCollClass
```
public void setCollClass(java.lang.Class collClass)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Sets the implementation class for this Entity's collection.
    
    Parameters:
    
    collClass - the collection implementation class.
  - getBaseComponentClass
```
public java.lang.Class getBaseComponentClass()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the class of the reference object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the class of the reference object.
  - newComponentClassInstance
```
@Concealed
protected EntityReference newComponentClassInstance()
                                                        throws java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                                               java.lang.IllegalAccessException
```
    Overrides:
    
    newComponentClassInstance in class MetaObject
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.InstantiationException
    
    java.lang.IllegalAccessException
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - newRowClassInstance
```
@Concealed
protected EntityImpl newRowClassInstance()
                                             throws java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                                    java.lang.IllegalAccessException
```
    Specified by:
    
    newRowClassInstance in class RowDef
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.InstantiationException
    
    java.lang.IllegalAccessException
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getForeignKeyAttrs
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] getForeignKeyAttrs()
```
    Returns the list of AttributeDefs that make the foreign key for the composition cases. For example, in the case of Dept/Emp, this method returns the Deptno AttributeDef on the Emp EntityDef.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of primary key attribute descriptors.
  - getPrimaryKeys
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] getPrimaryKeys()
```
    Returns the AttributeDef's that define the primary key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPrimaryKeys in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    an array attribute definitions for the primary key.
  - getOIDAttribute
```
protected AttributeDefImpl getOIDAttribute()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the object identifier attribute (OID). This method is used to return attributes that are Oracle Objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    the object identifier attribute (OID) for this Entity.
  - getRetrievedOnInsertAttributes
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] getRetrievedOnInsertAttributes()
```
    Returns the list of attributes for which the Refresh on Insert flag is enabled at Design Time. Primary keys are excluded from the list even if they are marked Refresh on Insert. This method should not be overridden.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of attributes whose values are refreshed on insert.
  - getRetrievedOnUpdateAttributes
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] getRetrievedOnUpdateAttributes()
```
    Returns the list of attributes for which the Refresh on Update flag is enabled at Design Time. Primary keys are excluded from the list even if they are marked Refresh on Update. This method should not be overridden.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of attributes whose values are refreshed on update.
  - getRetrievedOnInsertPrimaryKeys
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] getRetrievedOnInsertPrimaryKeys()
```
    Returns the list of primary keys for which the Refresh on Insert flag is enabled at Design Time. This method should not be overridden.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of primary key attributes whose values are refreshed on insert.
  - getRetrievedOnUpdatePrimaryKeys
```
protected AttributeDefImpl[] getRetrievedOnUpdatePrimaryKeys()
```
    Returns the list of primary key attributes for which the Refresh on Update flag is enabled at Design Time. This method should not be overridden.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list of primary key attributes whose values are refreshed on update.
  - getUniqueKeys
```
public AttributeDefImpl[] getUniqueKeys()
```
    Returns the list of attributes that were marked as Unique-key constituents in designtime The order of attribute definitions is the order in which the unique-key attributes appear in the set of attributes for this entity. Only "Persistent" attributes can be marked as Unique Key attributes.
  - getChangeIndicatorColumn
```
protected AttributeDefImpl getChangeIndicatorColumn()
```
    Returns the AttributeDef for the Change Indicator column for the datasource. It returns null if the the column does not exist.
    The Change Indicator column is used, in some applications, to indicate changes in the underlying row in the datastore. It usually takes the form of a Timestamp or a Counter and, is compared at change time, against the value in the cache, to check for consistency.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Change Indicator column or null if none exists.
  - getChangeIndicatorColumn2
```
public AttributeDefImpl getChangeIndicatorColumn2()
```
  - setChangeIndicatorColumn
```
public void setChangeIndicatorColumn(AttributeDefImpl chgIndCol)
```
  - isUpdateChangedColumns
```
public boolean isUpdateChangedColumns()
```
    Determines whether the SQL generation of UPDATE statements should include all of the columns or just the changed columns.
    The return value of this flag indicates whether the SQL Generation of UPDATE statements should include all of the columns or just the changed columns. If this method returns true then only the updated columns will be included, otherwise the method will include all of the columns that are present.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if only changed columns are used in SQL generation; false if all columns are used.
  - setUpdateChangedColumns
```
public void setUpdateChangedColumns(boolean updateChangedColumns)
```
    Sets the flag for status to update on Changed Columns
  - isUseGlueCode
```
public boolean isUseGlueCode()
```
  - setUseGlueCode
```
public void setUseGlueCode(boolean b)
```
  - getSelectClause
```
public java.lang.String getSelectClause(SQLBuilder sqlBuilder)
```
  - getSelectClause
```
public java.lang.String getSelectClause(SQLBuilder sqlBuilder,
                                        boolean forViewObject)
```
  - getQuery
```
public java.lang.String getQuery()
```
    Returns the query that will return all columns for this Entity. Override this method to provide your own query, perhaps specifying another datasource or a different collection of columns.
    
    Returns:
    
    the SQL query statement.
  - addPropertyChangeListener
```
protected void addPropertyChangeListener(int index,
                                         PropertyChangeListener listener)
```
    Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for an attribute at the given index.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index of the attribute to which the listener is to be added.
    
    listener - the PropertyChangeListener to be added.
    
    See Also:
    
    PropertyChangeListener
  - addPropertyChangeListener
```
protected void addPropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName,
                                         PropertyChangeListener listener)
```
    Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list for an attribute of the given Name.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeName - the name of the attribute to which the listener is to be added.
    
    listener - the PropertyChangeListener to be added.
    
    See Also:
    
    PropertyChangeListener
  - removePropertyChangeListener
```
protected void removePropertyChangeListener(int index,
                                            PropertyChangeListener listener)
```
    Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list of the given attribute (by index).
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the PropertyChangeListener to be removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    PropertyChangeListener
  - removePropertyChangeListener
```
protected final void removePropertyChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName,
                                                  PropertyChangeListener listener)
```
    Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list of the given attribute (by index).
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeName - the attribute to which the listener is to be added.
    
    listener - the PropertyChangeListener to be removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    PropertyChangeListener
  - removeValidator
```
public void removeValidator(java.lang.String valName)
```
    Specified by:
    
    removeValidator in interface CustomizableEntityDef
  - removeValidator
```
protected void removeValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)
```
    Removes a VetoableChangeListener from the listener list.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the VetoableChangeListener to be removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    VetoableChangeListener
  - getValidators
```
public java.util.ArrayList getValidators()
```
    Get the list of JboValidatorInterface objects registered with this entity
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValidators in interface ValidationManager
    
    Overrides:
    
    getValidators in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    ArrayList List of Validators
  - addValidator
```
public void addValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)
```
    Adds a JboValidatorInterface to the listener list.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addValidator in interface ValidationManager
    
    Overrides:
    
    addValidator in class RowDef
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the JboValidatorInterface to be added.
    
    See Also:
    
    JboValidatorInterface
  - getTriggersOfType
```
@Concealed
public java.util.ArrayList getTriggersOfType(TriggerType type)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - addTrigger
```
@Restricted
public void addTrigger(TriggerType type,
                                   JboValidatorInterface listener)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
    
    Specified by:
    
    addTrigger in interface TriggerContainer
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getPersTriggersOfType
```
public java.util.List getPersTriggersOfType(TriggerType type)
```
  - addPersTrigger
```
@Concealed
public void addPersTrigger(TriggerType typ,
                                      JboValidatorInterface val)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
    
    Specified by:
    
    addPersTrigger in interface TriggerContainer
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - removePersTrigger
```
@Concealed
public boolean removePersTrigger(TriggerType typ,
                                            java.lang.String id)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
    
    Specified by:
    
    removePersTrigger in interface TriggerContainer
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - lookupPersTrigger
```
@Concealed
public JboValidatorInterface lookupPersTrigger(TriggerType typ,
                                                          java.lang.String name)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
    
    Specified by:
    
    lookupPersTrigger in interface TriggerContainer
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - removeTrigger
```
@Restricted
public void removeTrigger(TriggerType trig,
                                      java.lang.String valName)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeTrigger in interface TriggerContainer
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - lookupTrigger
```
@Concealed
public JboValidatorInterface lookupTrigger(TriggerType typ,
                                                      java.lang.String name)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. *
    
    Specified by:
    
    lookupTrigger in interface TriggerContainer
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - addVetoableChangeListener
```
protected void addVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener listener)
```
    This method will be deprecated in a future release. Use add/removeValidator instead.
    Adds a VetoableChangeListener to the listener list.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the VetoableChangeListener to be added.
    
    See Also:
    
    VetoableChangeListener
  - addVetoableChangeListener
```
protected void addVetoableChangeListener(int index,
                                         VetoableChangeListener listener)
```
    This method will be deprecated in a future release. Use AttributeDefImpl.add/removeValidator instead.
    Adds a VetoableChangeListener to the listener list for an attribute at the given index. Use this method to add a validator to an attribute.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index of the attribute to which the listener is to be added.
    
    listener - the VetoableChangeListener to be added.
    
    See Also:
    
    VetoableChangeListener
  - addVetoableChangeListener
```
protected void addVetoableChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName,
                                         VetoableChangeListener listener)
```
    This method will be deprecated in a future release. Use AttributeDefImpl.add/removeValidator instead.
    Adds a VetoableChangeListener to the listener list for an attribute of the given name.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeName - the attribute to which the listener is to be added.
    
    listener - the VetoableChangeListener to be added.
    
    See Also:
    
    VetoableChangeListener
  - removeVetoableChangeListener
```
protected void removeVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener listener)
```
    This method will be deprecated in a future release. Use add/removeValidator instead.
    Removes a VetoableChangeListener from the listener list.
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - the VetoableChangeListener to be removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    VetoableChangeListener
  - removeVetoableChangeListener
```
protected void removeVetoableChangeListener(int index,
                                            VetoableChangeListener listener)
```
    This method will be deprecated in a future release. Use AttributeDefImpl.add/removeValidator instead.
    Removes a VetoableChangeListener from the listener list of the given attribute (by index).
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the index of the attribute from which the listener is to be removed.
    
    listener - the VetoableChangeListener to be removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    VetoableChangeListener
  - removeVetoableChangeListener
```
protected final void removeVetoableChangeListener(java.lang.String attributeName,
                                                  VetoableChangeListener listener)
```
    This method will be deprecated in a future release. Use AttributeDefImpl.add/removeValidator instead.
    Removes a VetoableChangeListener from the listener list of the given attribute (by index).
    This method modifies the static/singleton metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeName - the attribute to which the listener is to be added.
    
    listener - the VetoableChangeListener to be removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    VetoableChangeListener
  - validateTrigger
```
protected void validateTrigger(EntityImpl validateEntity,
                               TriggerType trigger)
```
    Subclassable for cases where ViewRowImpl takes over create() and calls entity create on it's own. In that case, calling entity create trigger is the responsibility of the custom code as well. This method calls execution of a particular trigger type based on condition per trigger.
  - finishedLoading
```
protected void finishedLoading()
```
    Overrides:
    
    finishedLoading in class DefObject
  - doneLoadingInternal
```
@Concealed
public void doneLoadingInternal()
```
    Overrides:
    
    doneLoadingInternal in class MetaObject
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - resolveReferences
```
protected void resolveReferences()
```
    Since this gets called from lazyload, load all attribute accessors upfront.
    
    Overrides:
    
    resolveReferences in class DefObject
  - createEntityDef
```
public static EntityDefImpl createEntityDef(int defScope,
                                            java.lang.String defClassName,
                                            java.lang.String dbObjName,
                                            java.lang.String viewObjectBase)
```
  - loadFromXML
```
protected static EntityDefImpl loadFromXML(DefElement xmlElement,
                                           EntityDefImpl eInfo,
                                           EntityDefImpl baseEntityDef,
                                           boolean loadingBaseDef)
```
    Create the EntityDefImpl from XML metadata stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    xmlElement - The XML element to load from.
    
    eInfo - EntityDefImpl to be instantiated and returned
    
    baseEntityDef - Base entity def
    
    Returns:
    
    the loaded entity def.
  - loadXMLContentsNoResolve
```
public void loadXMLContentsNoResolve(DefElement xmlElement,
                                     java.lang.String fullName)
```
  - allocatePDef
```
public PersDefBase allocatePDef()
```
    Overrides:
    
    allocatePDef in class PersistableDefObject
  - resetDefResolved
```
protected void resetDefResolved()
```
    Overrides:
    
    resetDefResolved in class RowDef
  - resolveDefObject
```
public void resolveDefObject()
```
    This method performs final resolution of various parts of the entity definition before this definition object can be used.
    
    Overrides:
    
    resolveDefObject in class RowDef
  - createAltKey
```
protected KeyDef createAltKey(java.lang.String keyName,
                              int keyIndex,
                              java.lang.String[] components)
```
    Specified by:
    
    createAltKey in class RowDef
  - isLobAttribute
```
public static boolean isLobAttribute(AttributeDefImpl ad)
```
  - addEventDef
```
public void addEventDef(EventDef eventDef)
```
  - getEventDef
```
public EventDef getEventDef(java.lang.String name)
```
    Gets the request event definition. An event definitions represents an event in Fabric that we will raise at the appropriate event point, as specified by the event mappings for the entity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - - name of the event definition
    
    Returns:
    
    the requested event definition
  - removeEventDef
```
public boolean removeEventDef(java.lang.String eventName)
```
  - addEventMapping
```
public void addEventMapping(EventMapping mapping)
```
  - lookupEventMapping
```
public EventMapping lookupEventMapping(java.lang.String name)
```
  - getCreateEvents
```
public java.util.Iterator<EventMapping> getCreateEvents()
```
    Returns the list of events to fire when a row is created in the entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of events to fire when a row is created in the entity.
  - getUpdateEvents
```
public java.util.Iterator<EventMapping> getUpdateEvents()
```
    Returns the list of events to fire when a row is updated in the entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of events to fire when a row is updated in the entity.
  - getDeleteEvents
```
public java.util.Iterator<EventMapping> getDeleteEvents()
```
    Returns the list of events to fire when a row is deleted in the entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of events to fire when a row is deleted in the entity.
  - getEventMappings
```
public java.util.List<EventMapping> getEventMappings()
```
  - removeEventMapping
```
public boolean removeEventMapping(java.lang.String name)
```
  - removePayloadItem
```
public boolean removePayloadItem(java.lang.String eventDefName,
                                 java.lang.String attrName)
```
  - addEventAttr
```
public void addEventAttr(java.lang.String attrName)
```
  - getEventParentAttrs
```
public java.util.Iterator getEventParentAttrs()
```
    Gets the list of attributes on the parent entity that are used in the payload of events on this entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of attributes on the parent entity that are used in the payload of events in this entity.
  - getEventTransAttrs
```
public java.util.Iterator getEventTransAttrs()
```
  - getExtendedDefObjects
```
public java.util.ArrayList getExtendedDefObjects(boolean bSkipBusLogicUnits)
```
  - getAllExtendedDefObjects
```
public java.util.List getAllExtendedDefObjects(boolean bSkipBusLogicUnits)
```
  - getExtendedDefObjectsInternal
```
public java.util.List<EntityDefImpl> getExtendedDefObjectsInternal(boolean bSkipBusLogicUnits)
```
  - getAttrDefFromVTable
```
protected AttributeDefImpl getAttrDefFromVTable(java.lang.String attrName)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAttrDefFromVTable in class RowDef
  - putAttrDefInVTable
```
protected void putAttrDefInVTable(AttributeDefImpl ad)
```
    Specified by:
    
    putAttrDefInVTable in class RowDef
  - addAssocAccessor
```
public AssociationDefImpl addAssocAccessor(java.lang.String accName,
                                           java.lang.String assocName,
                                           java.lang.Class javaType,
                                           AssociationDefBase.IntersectExpandEnd mtomEnd)
```
  - addAssocAccessor
```
public AssociationDefImpl addAssocAccessor(java.lang.String accName,
                                           java.lang.String assocName,
                                           java.lang.Class javaType)
```
    Specified by:
    
    addAssocAccessor in interface CustomizableEntityDef
  - addCustomAttribute
```
public AttributeDefImpl addCustomAttribute(java.lang.String attrName,
                                           java.lang.String columnName,
                                           java.lang.Class javaType,
                                           boolean isPersistent)
```
    Specified by:
    
    addCustomAttribute in interface CustomizableEntityDef
  - addAttribute
```
public AttributeDefImpl addAttribute(java.lang.String attrName,
                                     java.lang.String columnName,
                                     java.lang.Class javaType,
                                     boolean isPrimaryKey,
                                     boolean isDiscriminator,
                                     boolean isPersistent)
```
  - addAttributeOfKind
```
public AttributeDefImpl addAttributeOfKind(java.lang.String attrName,
                                           java.lang.String columnName,
                                           java.lang.Class javaType,
                                           boolean isPrimaryKey,
                                           boolean isDiscriminator,
                                           byte kind)
```
  - removeAttribute
```
public void removeAttribute(java.lang.String attrName)
```
    Specified by:
    
    removeAttribute in interface CustomizableEntityDef
  - loadAttribute
```
protected void loadAttribute(DefElement elem)
```
    Load the attribute from the XMLInput Stream
    
    Parameters:
    
    elem - : BC4J Entity
  - loadAttribute
```
protected void loadAttribute(DefElement elem,
                             oracle.jbo.server.BaseDefLoadType loadingBaseDef,
                             boolean entityDefIsLoadBase)
```
  - getDefXMLElementTag
```
public java.lang.String getDefXMLElementTag()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getDefXMLElementTag in interface PersistentDefinition
    
    Overrides:
    
    getDefXMLElementTag in class PersistableDefObject
  - writeChildren
```
public void writeChildren(DefWriter jos)
```
    Description copied from interface: PersistentDefinition
    
    Writes the Object's children to the Persistent storage
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeChildren in interface PersistentDefinition
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeChildren in class RowDef
    
    Parameters:
    
    jos - the Output storage for persistence
  - writeContents
```
public void writeContents(DefWriter jos)
```
    Description copied from interface: PersistentDefinition
    
    Objects should write their persistence output in this method
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeContents in interface PersistentDefinition
    
    Parameters:
    
    jos - the Output storage for persistence
  - isRefPKBased
```
public boolean isRefPKBased()
```
    Indicates whether this Entity's REF is primary key based or not. This method is meaningful only for an Entity whose base table is an Oracle object table. For such an Entity, a question arises whether the object reference ("REF") for the table is primary key based or not. This method returns true if it is.
    
    Returns:
    
    a flag indicating whether the underlying object table's REF is primary key based or not.
  - setRefPKBased
```
public void setRefPKBased(boolean val)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Sets a flag that indicates whether this Entity's REF is primary key based or not. This method is meaningful only for an Entity whose base table is an Oracle object table. For such an Entity, a question arises whether the object reference ("REF") for the table is primary key based or not. This method sets this flag.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val - should be true if the underlying object table's REF is primary key based. Otherwise, false.
  - getRefAttrIndex
```
public int getRefAttrIndex()
```
  - isRowIDPrimaryKey
```
protected boolean isRowIDPrimaryKey()
```
    Determines whether this Entity Object has a ROWID attribute that is used as a primary key. Returns true if the ROWID attribute has been marked as a primary key.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the ROWID attribute is used as primary key; false otherwise.
  - isOIDInPrimaryKey
```
protected boolean isOIDInPrimaryKey()
```
    Determines whether the OID (object identifier) attribute is a primary key. Use this method for tables that contain Oracle Objects. It returns true if an OID attribute has been marked as a primary key.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if OID is used as primary key; false otherwise.
  - isAssociationAccessorRetained
```
public boolean isAssociationAccessorRetained()
```
  - setAssociationAccessorRetained
```
public void setAssociationAccessorRetained(boolean b)
```
  - getDefTypeId
```
public int getDefTypeId()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getDefTypeId in class DefObject
  - setDefForComponent
```
protected void setDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setDefForComponent in class DefObject
  - unsetDefForComponent
```
protected void unsetDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)
```
    Specified by:
    
    unsetDefForComponent in class DefObject
  - addUniquePKValidation
```
protected void addUniquePKValidation()
```
    Adds validators to each primary key attribute of this Entity to ensure that the primary key for an Entity is always unique.
    Whenever any of the primary key attribute values change, this validation rule is invoked to validate, both in the cache and the database, that the new key does not belong to any other Entity of this type. If the key is found in one of the Entities, a TooManyObjectsException is thrown.
    Subclasses should invoke this method in their createDef() method to add these validators. By default, the framework does not invoke the unique key check. For example, you can add a validator to look for duplicate keys. To do this, follow these instructions:
    1. In entity wizard, during Design Time, click the Entity Definition Class's "Generate Java File" checkbox.
    2. In the Entity DefImpl's .java source file (xxxDefImpl.java), override protected void createDef() and make a call to addUniquePKValidation(). For example:
      
      protected void createDef() { addUniquePKValidation(); }
      This enables validation to check if the modified primary key value exists in either the database or the cache.
    An alternative way to apply this validator in designtime is to edit the entity in designtime and apply UniqueKeyValidator to the entity in the Rules Tab.
    Throws:
    
    TooManyObjectsException - if a duplicate key is found.
    
    See Also:
    
    createDef(), TooManyObjectsException
  - addUniqueKeyValidation
```
protected void addUniqueKeyValidation(JboUniqueKeyValidator val)
```
  - addUniqueKeyValidator
```
public void addUniqueKeyValidator(JboUniqueKeyValidator val)
```
    Add a unique key validator. Unique key validators require special handling and this method must be called to add them during DT@RT.
    
    Parameters:
    
    val - : Unique key validator to add.
  - loadCustomDef
```
protected void loadCustomDef(DefElement xmlElement)
                      throws PersistenceException
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Loads a custom Entity definition from the associated XML file. For example, add custom attributes or additional metadata to an Entity's XML file. Then use this method to load the new definition of the Entity definition.
    Typically, a call to createDef() follows this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    xmlElement - the root XML node for the Entity.
    
    Throws:
    
    PersistenceException - if an error occurred while loading the XML files at runtime.
    
    See Also:
    
    createDef()
  - hasLOBAttrs
```
protected boolean hasLOBAttrs()
```
    Determines whether the EntityDef contains attributes that are LOBs.
    This method is used by doDML to determine if the EntityDef contains LOB attributes. If it does, doDML calls doDMLWithLOBs to process the DML request. For example:
```
  protected void doDML(int operation, TransactionEvent e)
 {
   if (!getEntityDef().hasLOBAttrs())
   {
      getSQLBuilder().doEntityDML(this,operation,e);
   }
   else
   {
      doDMLWithLOBs(operation, e);
   }
 }
 
```
    Developers who implement doDML() to handle the two-phase insert and update process, should override hasLOBAttrs() in the EntityDefImpl subclass and return false. This will cause doDML() to work properly with the current release.
    Returns:
    
    true if the Entity contains LOB attributes; false otherwise.
    
    See Also:
    
    doDML, doDMLWithLOBs
  - getMaxAttrConst
```
public static int getMaxAttrConst(java.lang.String entityName)
```
    Returns the index of the last attribute for this entity at runtime.
    The framework's Extends feature lets developers add information, such as additional attributes and validation, to an existing Entity. The additional attributes are "appended" to the original Entity's list of attributes. The framework adds this method to the generated extended Entity's *Impl file and uses it at runtime to determine the index of the last attribute belonging to the original Entity. All of the attributes with index greater than this number belong to the extended Entity.
    The following code snippet represents part of the class definition of the *Impl file generated by the framework for the extended Entity Object newEmp:
```
 public class newEmpImpl extends package27.EmpImpl {
    protected static final int MAXATTRCONST =
                         EntityDefImpl.getMaxAttrConst("package27.Emp");
  ...
  }
 
```
    The getMaxAttrConst method returns the index of the last attribute from the EntityDefImpl belonging to the original Entity Emp in package27. The result is stored in the constant MAXATTRCONST. This constant is used in calculations later in the file.
    Parameters:
    
    entityName - the name of the Entity for which the index of the last attribute is retrieved.
  - checkEntityLocked
```
public static boolean checkEntityLocked(Row en)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method. Called by BaseLobDomain to check for entity's locked state in local mode using reflection rather than direct call as Domains need to be "server" independent.
  - getEJBHome
```
public java.lang.Object getEJBHome()
```
  - isSingleUseKeyStatement
```
public boolean isSingleUseKeyStatement()
```
  - setSingleUseKeyStatement
```
public void setSingleUseKeyStatement(boolean singleUse)
```
  - setUseReturningClause
```
protected void setUseReturningClause(boolean flag)
```
    Subclasses should call this method with false, on the EntityDef to indicate that this entity type should not use RETURNING clause to fetch refresh-on-insert or refresh-on-update values.
    By default, this flag is set. If a subclass resets this flag, then callable statements for insert/update DML on entities of this type will contain a separate SELECT statement to fetch the refresh-on-insert or update attributes. In that case, Entity.getRefreshSQLKeyAttrs() is used to get the list of attributes to create the WHERE clause for this extra SELECT statement.
  - isUseReturningClause
```
public boolean isUseReturningClause()
```
    Indicates if DML should use the RETURNING clause for this entity type. By default this flag is true. This flag is not used when Oracle SQLBuilder is not in use.
  - prepKeyForFind
```
public Key prepKeyForFind(int keyIndex,
                          Key key)
```
  - isEffectiveDated
```
public boolean isEffectiveDated()
```
    Checks if this Entity definition is Effective Dated.
    
    Overrides:
    
    isEffectiveDated in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the Entity definition has both effective start date and effective end date attributes, false otherwise.
  - hasEffectiveDateSequence
```
public boolean hasEffectiveDateSequence()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if this Entity contains Effective Sequence attributes used in Multiple Changes Per Day.
  - getEffectiveStartDateAttr
```
public AttributeDefImpl getEffectiveStartDateAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    The attribute that represents the effective start date
  - getEffectiveEndDateAttr
```
public AttributeDefImpl getEffectiveEndDateAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    The attribute that represents the effective end date
  - getEffectiveDateTransientAttr
```
public AttributeDefImpl getEffectiveDateTransientAttr()
```
    Description copied from class: RowDef
    
    Retuns the Attribute definition that stores the Effective Date value in a row. This method is overridden in ViewDefImpl and EntityDefImpl.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getEffectiveDateTransientAttr in class RowDef
    
    Returns:
    
    The attribute that is used to store effective date on a row
  - getEffectiveDateSequenceAttr
```
public AttributeDefImpl getEffectiveDateSequenceAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    The attribute that represents the effective date sequence
  - getEffectiveDateSequenceFlagAttr
```
public AttributeDefImpl getEffectiveDateSequenceFlagAttr()
```
    Returns:
    
    The attribute that represents the effective date sequence marker
  - getEffectiveDateTransientAttrName
```
protected java.lang.String getEffectiveDateTransientAttrName()
```
    The name of the transient attribute that is used to lookup the effective date of a row while doing DML operations.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the attribute
  - getEffDtPreviousRowsVOName
```
protected java.lang.String getEffDtPreviousRowsVOName()
```
    The name of the View Object that is generated to query the rows that precedes an effective dated row and has the same primary key values.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the View Object
  - getEffDtNextRowsVOName
```
protected java.lang.String getEffDtNextRowsVOName()
```
    The name of the View Object that is generated to query the rows that follow an effective dated row and has the same primary key values.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the View Object
  - getPrevEffSequenceRowsVOName
```
protected java.lang.String getPrevEffSequenceRowsVOName()
```
    The name of the View Object used to query effective dated rows with lower sequence values within the same effective start date (used in Multiple Changes Per Day).
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the View Object
  - getNextEffSequenceRowsVOName
```
protected java.lang.String getNextEffSequenceRowsVOName()
```
    The name of the View Object used to query effective dated rows with higher sequence values within the same effective start date (used in Multiple Changes Per Day).
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the View Object
  - getEffDtRangeRowsVOName
```
protected java.lang.String getEffDtRangeRowsVOName()
```
    Returns the name of internal View Object used to query effective dated rows within a date range.
  - getEffectiveDateType
```
public byte getEffectiveDateType()
```
    Returns the Effective Date type of the Entity definition.
    
    Returns:
    
    EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_EFFECTIVE_DATED , EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_DATED or EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE
  - setEffectiveDateType
```
public void setEffectiveDateType(byte effDtType)
```
    Sets the Effective Date Type for this Entity definition. Valid types are EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_EFFECTIVE_DATED , EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_DATED or EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE . If the effective dated type is changed from EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE then the framework assumes that there are start and end effective date attributes specified for this entity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    effDtType - EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_EFFECTIVE_DATED , EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_DATED or EntityDefImpl.EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE
  - getLowestEffDtSequenceValue
```
public static java.lang.Integer getLowestEffDtSequenceValue()
```
    Returns:
    
    The lowest sequence value used to represent earliest change of the day in effective-dated entities that allow Multiple Changes Per Day.
  - getCurrentSequencedRowChar
```
public static java.lang.String getCurrentSequencedRowChar()
```
    Returns:
    
    Character value used to represent current effective-dated sequenced row in Multiple Changes Per Day.
  - getPriorSequencedRowChar
```
public static java.lang.String getPriorSequencedRowChar()
```
    Returns:
    
    Character value used to represent effective-dated sequenced rows that are not current in Multiple Changes Per Day.
  - hasDataSecurity
```
public boolean hasDataSecurity()
```
    Specified by:
    
    hasDataSecurity in class RowDef
  - loadViewAccessors
```
protected void loadViewAccessors(DefElement xmlElement)
```
    Overrides:
    
    loadViewAccessors in class RowDef
  - getPermissionDef
```
public oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef getPermissionDef()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the security metadata for this Entity.
  - setPermissionDef
```
public void setPermissionDef(oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef permDef)
```
  - getDataSecurityAttribute
```
public AttributeDefImpl getDataSecurityAttribute()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - getHintValue
```
public java.lang.String getHintValue(LocaleContext locale,
                                     java.lang.String sHintName)
```
  - getProperty
```
public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.String hintName)
```
    Description copied from class: NamedObjectImpl
    
    Retrieves the specified property, if it exists.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getProperty in interface PropertyManager
    
    Overrides:
    
    getProperty in class NamedObjectImpl
    
    Parameters:
    
    hintName - a string to be used as a hash table key.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value associated with hintName, if any, otherwise null.
  - ensureCodeSource
```
public ExprCodeSource ensureCodeSource(ExprDef exprDef)
```
    Description copied from interface: ComponentOperationsManager
    
    Ensure a named code source in the operations manager. Returns a copy of an existing CodeSource or a new CodeSource. The client must invoke #updateCodeSource to update the component operations manager with any updates that are made to this CodeSource.
    
    Specified by:
    
    ensureCodeSource in interface ComponentOperationsManager
    
    Parameters:
    
    exprDef - a null exprDef may be used to indicate the a built-in code source.
  - addChildren
```
public java.util.Map addChildren(java.util.Map m,
                                 boolean recurse,
                                 java.lang.Class cls)
```
    Overrides:
    
    addChildren in class RowDef
  - diffContents
```
public DifferDetails diffContents(DiffMergeable docDef,
                                  DiffMergeable orgDef,
                                  DifferDetails difDetails)
```
    Description copied from interface: DiffMergeable
    Performs diff of scalar values. Typically, scalar attr values are grouped into String, int, and boolean arrays -- one set coming from 'this' definition and the other set coming from orgDef. Then, help methods on DifferBase can be used to diff the attr values and accumulate the details of diff in difDetails.
    Here is example code snippet:
```
    private static final String DIFF_STRING_ELEMS[] =
    {
       "MyStringVal1",
       "MyStringVal2"
    };

    private static final String DIFF_INT_ELEMS[] =
    {
       "MyIntVal",
    }

    public DifferDetails diffContents(DiffMergeable docDef, DiffMergeable orgDef, DifferDetails difDetails)
    {
       <Your-def-class> orgDefImpl = (<Your-def-class>) orgDef;

       final String editStringValues[] =
       {
          this.getMyStringVal1(),
          this.getMyStringVal2()
       };

       String orgStringValues[] = null;

       if (orgDef != null)
       {
          String orgV[] =
          {
             orgDefImpl.getMyStringVal1(),
             orgDefImpl.getMyStringVal2()
          };

          orgStringValues = orgV;
       }

       final int editIntValues[] =
       {
          this.getMyIntVal(),
       };

       int orgIntValues[] = null;

       if (orgDef != null)
       {
          int orgV[] =
          {
             orgDefImpl.getMyIntVal()
          };

          orgIntValues = orgV;
       }

       difDetails = DifferBase.diffStringArray(this, DIFF_STRING_ELEMS, editStringValues, orgStringValues, difDetails);
       difDetails = DifferBase.diffIntArray(this, DIFF_INT_ELEMS, editIntValues, orgIntValues, difDetails);

       return difDetails;
   }
 
```
    Specified by:
    
    diffContents in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    diffContents in class PersistableDefObject
    
    Parameters:
    
    docDef - the document-level definition
    
    orgDef - the original definition. It could be null if the definition did not exist originally
    
    difDetails - the DifferDetails that accumulate the details of diff from the document-level (top-level) def
    
    Returns:
    
    the DifferDetails that has all the details of diff
  - diffChildren
```
public DifferDetails diffChildren(DiffMergeable docDef,
                                  DiffMergeable orgDef,
                                  DifferDetails difDetails)
```
    Description copied from interface: DiffMergeable
    Performs diff of children defs. This def should enumerate through all its children and diff them and accumulate details of diff into difDetails and return it at the end.
    For example, if this def has Child1 and Child2, its implementation should look something like:
```
    public DifferDetails diffChildren(DiffMergeable docDef, DiffMergeable orgDef, DifferDetails difDetails)
    {
       difDetails = diffChildrenChild1(docDef, orgDef, difDetails);
       difDetails = diffChildrenChild1(docDef, orgDef, difDetails);

       return difDetails;
    }
 
```
    where diffChildrenChild1() uses DifferChildren's helper method diffChildrenList to diff the child defs.
    Specified by:
    
    diffChildren in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    diffChildren in class RowDef
    
    Parameters:
    
    docDef - the document-level definition
    
    orgDef - the original definition. It could be null if the definition did not exist originally
    
    difDetails - the DifferDetails that accumulate the details of diff from the document-level (top-level) def
    
    Returns:
    
    the DifferDetails that has all the details of diff
  - applyDiffContents
```
public void applyDiffContents(DifferDetails dif,
                              DiffResolver resolver)
```
    Description copied from interface: DiffMergeable
    When diff/merge operation is requested, we have the following three def objects:
    orgDef - original def object (from the branch point) editDef - def object into which changes are to be merge toMergeDef - def object to be merged (source of changes) For sandbox refresh operation, orgDef comes from the branch point, editDef from the sandbox, toMergeDef from the mainline of the repos. With these three defs, we first diff editDef against orgDef, producing editDifDetails.
    Similarly, toMergeDef is diffed against orgDef, producing toMergeDifDetails. The diff engine then walks through these two sets of diffs and identifies conflicts. After the conflicts are all resolved, we apply appropriate changes to editDef.
    applyDiffContents is called to apply changes to scalar values. dif contains the changed values to be applied to 'this' object. Use sample code like the following:
```
    public void applyDiffContents(DifferDetails dif, DiffResolver resolver)
    {
       DifferChangeMap detailMap = dif.getDetailMap();
       Object[] updValues;

       // DIFF_STRING_ELEMS from the above example code
       for (int j = 0; j < DIFF_STRING_ELEMS.length; j++)
       {
          if ((updValues = (Object[]) detailMap.getValue(DIFF_STRING_ELEMS[j])) != null)
          {
             switch(j)
             {
             case 0:
                setMyStringVal1((String) updValues[0]);
                break;
             case 1:
                 setMyStringVal2((String) updValues[0]);
                break;
             }
          }
       }

       for (int j = 0; j < DIFF_INT_ELEMS.length; j++)
       {
          if ((updValues = (Object[]) detailMap.getValue(DIFF_INT_ELEMS[j])) != null)
          {
             switch(j)
             {
             case 0:
                setMyIntVal((Integer) updValues[0]);
                break;
             }
          }
       }
    }
 
```
    Notice that the index specified in the case statement is the array index of the attr in the String, int, or boolean array.
    Specified by:
    
    applyDiffContents in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    applyDiffContents in class PersistableDefObject
    
    Parameters:
    
    dif - changes to be applied to 'this' def
    
    resolver - the diff resolver used in diff/merge operation
  - applyDiffChildren
```
public void applyDiffChildren(DifferDetails dif,
                              DiffResolver resolver)
```
    Description copied from interface: DiffMergeable
    Applies changes to children defs. dif contains the changes to be applied to the children. For each child def, this method should first retrieve the diff details for the child, which is of type DifferChildren. Then, it should call DifferChildren.applyDiffChanges(oracle.jbo.mom.DiffChildrenMerge, oracle.jbo.mom.DiffResolver) to perform the change operation.
    applyChanges() requires a DiffChildrenMerge object, which has the insert, update, and remove methods. 'this' def object must provide implmementation of these operations.
    Here is a sample:
```
    public void applyDiffChildren(DifferDetails dif, DiffResolver resolver)
    {
       DifferChangeMap detailMap = dif.getDetailMap();

       if (detailMap != null)
       {
          DifferChildren difChild1 = (DifferChildren) detailMap.getValue(<XML-tag-for-Child1>);

          if (difVCs != null)
          {
             DiffChildrenMerge dm = new DiffChildrenMerge()
             {
                public void insertChild(Object id, Object value)
                {
                   .. perform insert op for Child1 ..
                }

                public void updateChild(Object id, Object value, Object oldValue)
                {
                   .. perform update op for Child1 ..
                }

                public void removeChild(Object id)
                {
                   .. perform remove op for Child1 ..
                }
             };

             difChild1.applyDiffChanges(dm, resolver);
          }

          // Similarly for Child2
       }
    }
 
```
    Specified by:
    
    applyDiffChildren in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    applyDiffChildren in class RowDef
  - getComponentClass
```
public java.lang.Class getComponentClass()
```
  - setComponentClass
```
public void setComponentClass(java.lang.Class refClass)
```
  - setComponentInterfaceName
```
public void setComponentInterfaceName(java.lang.String interfaceName)
```
  - getComponentInterfaceName
```
public java.lang.String getComponentInterfaceName()
```
  - getClientProxyClassName
```
public java.lang.String getClientProxyClassName()
```
  - setClientProxyClassName
```
public void setClientProxyClassName(java.lang.String name)
```
  - getEffectiveClientProxyClassName
```
protected java.lang.String getEffectiveClientProxyClassName()
```
  - getEffectiveComponentInterfaceName
```
protected java.lang.String getEffectiveComponentInterfaceName()
```
  - loadFromXML
```
protected static void loadFromXML(DefElement xmlElement,
                                  oracle.jbo.server.RemotableCompDef defObj)
```
  - getComponentOperations
```
@Concealed
protected ComponentOperations getComponentOperations()
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - lookupOperationDefinition
```
@Concealed
public OperationDefinitionImpl lookupOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - lookupCodeSource
```
@Concealed
public ExprCodeSource lookupCodeSource(java.lang.String name)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - findOperationDefinition
```
@Concealed
public OperationDefinitionImpl findOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getOperationDefinitions
```
public OperationDefinitionsImpl getOperationDefinitions()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getOperationDefinitions in interface OperationContainer
  - getRowOperationDefinitions
```
public OperationDefinitionsImpl getRowOperationDefinitions()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getRowOperationDefinitions in interface OperationContainer
  - getScriptOperationDefinitions
```
public OperationDefinitionsImpl getScriptOperationDefinitions()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getScriptOperationDefinitions in interface OperationContainer
  - getScriptRowOperationDefinitions
```
public OperationDefinitionsImpl getScriptRowOperationDefinitions()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getScriptRowOperationDefinitions in interface OperationContainer
  - ensureCodeSource
```
public ExprCodeSource ensureCodeSource(ExprDef exprDef,
                                       java.lang.String codeSourceName)
```
  - editCodeSource
```
public ExprCodeSource editCodeSource(ExprCodeSource codeSource)
```
    Description copied from interface: ComponentOperationsManager
    
    Notify that ComponentOperationsManager that the client expects to edit the CodeSource.
    
    Specified by:
    
    editCodeSource in interface ComponentOperationsManager
    
    Returns:
    
    an editable version of the CodeSource. All edits should be made to this version of the CodeSoruce.
  - isDynamicCodeSourceEnabled
```
public boolean isDynamicCodeSourceEnabled()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isDynamicCodeSourceEnabled in interface ComponentOperationsManager
  - addOperation
```
@Concealed
public void addOperation(OperationDefinitionImpl opDef)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - addScriptOperation
```
@Concealed
public OperationDefinitionImpl addScriptOperation(java.lang.String name,
                                                             java.lang.String returnType,
                                                             java.util.LinkedHashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> params,
                                                             java.lang.String body)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - addScriptRowOperation
```
@Concealed
public OperationDefinitionImpl addScriptRowOperation(java.lang.String name,
                                                                java.lang.String returnType,
                                                                java.util.LinkedHashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> params,
                                                                java.lang.String body)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - removeOperation
```
@Concealed
public void removeOperation(java.lang.String name)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - loadOperationDefinitions
```
protected void loadOperationDefinitions(DefElement xmlElement)
```
    For internal framework use only.
  - lookupRowOperationDefinition
```
@Concealed
public OperationDefinitionImpl lookupRowOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - lookupRowOperationDefinition
```
public OperationDefinitionImpl lookupRowOperationDefinition(java.lang.String name,
                                                            java.lang.String returnType,
                                                            java.lang.Class[] params)
```
  - findRowOperationDefinition
```
@Concealed
public OperationDefinitionImpl findRowOperationDefinition(java.lang.String id)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - addRowOperation
```
@Concealed
public void addRowOperation(OperationDefinitionImpl opDef)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - skipRowOperationValidation
```
@Concealed
public void skipRowOperationValidation()
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - addRowScriptOperation
```
@Concealed
public OperationDefinitionImpl addRowScriptOperation(java.lang.String name,
                                                                java.lang.String returnType,
                                                                java.util.LinkedHashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> params,
                                                                java.lang.String body)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - removeRowOperation
```
@Concealed
public void removeRowOperation(java.lang.String name)
```
    For internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - cacheJavaMethodDefs
```
@Concealed
public void cacheJavaMethodDefs(java.util.ArrayList al,
                                           boolean row)
```
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getCachedJavaMethodDefs
```
@Concealed
public java.util.List getCachedJavaMethodDefs(boolean row)
```
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this

Class EntityDefImpl

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.RowDef

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.MetaObject

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.xml.DefPersistable

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.RowDef

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.MetaObject

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.server.DefObject

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.DefinitionObject

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.StructureDef

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.server.CustomizableEntityDef

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.server.CustomizableMetaObject

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.PropertyManager

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.rules.ValidationManager

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.ComponentOperationsManager

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.VariableManagerOwner

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.xml.DefPersistable

Field Detail

SI_DBObjectName

SI_DBObjectType

SI_RowClass

SI_CollClass

SI_UpdateChangedColumns

SI_BatchThreshold

SI_AssociationAccessorRetained

SI_EffectiveDateType

SI_EventNamespace

SI_PayloadNamespace

SI_UseGlueCode

SMAX_EntityDefImpl

DBOBJ_TYPE_TABLE

DBOBJ_TYPE_VIEW

DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTYP

DBOBJ_TYPE_OBJTAB

EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_DATED

EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_EFFECTIVE_DATED

EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE

mAttrAccessors

mAssocAccessors

mFKeys

mPrimaryKeys

mOIDAttribute

mSource

mSourceType

mIsObjectTable

mBatchThreshold

ENFORCE_CREATE_ROW_SECURITY_PROP

SI_MsgBundleClass

SI_ComponentClass

SI_ComponentInterfaceName

SI_ClientProxyClassName

SMAX_RemotableCompDef

Constructor Detail

EntityDefImpl

EntityDefImpl

EntityDefImpl

EntityDefImpl

EntityDefImpl

EntityDefImpl

Method Detail

initializeFromBaseDefinition

initializeFromBaseDefinition

prepareEditable

setEditable

setWholeDefDirty

setAttributeDefsDirty

getScalarDirtyCount

getPrimaryViewDefinitionName

setOwnerRowType

getOwnerRowType