oracle.odi.domain.mapping.xreference

Interface IExpressionReferencedObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

MapAttribute, MapPhysicalColumn, MapPhysicalExpression, MapReference

public interface IExpressionReferencedObject

A marker interface for any object that can be referenced by an expression.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Number	getBigNumericId() Gets a numeric id for the referenced object, for repositories that support numeric id.
java.lang.String	getMinimizedRefText() Gets the minimized reference text for this object.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of the referenced object.
java.lang.Integer	getNumericId() Deprecated. Deprecated. use getBigNumericId() instead. Gets a numeric id for the referenced object, for repositories that support numeric id. Otherwise return null.
java.lang.String	getRefText() Gets the reference text for this object.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name of the referenced object.

Returns:

the name of the referenced object.

getNumericId

java.lang.Integer getNumericId()

Deprecated. Deprecated. use getBigNumericId() instead. Gets a numeric id for the referenced object, for repositories that support numeric id. Otherwise return null.

Returns:

numeric id.

getBigNumericId

java.lang.Number getBigNumericId()

Gets a numeric id for the referenced object, for repositories that support numeric id. Otherwise return null.

Returns:

numeric id.

getRefText

java.lang.String getRefText()
                     throws AdapterException

Gets the reference text for this object. The reference text is the text that would be used in an expression to reference this object.

Returns:

the reference text.

Throws:

AdapterException

getMinimizedRefText

java.lang.String getMinimizedRefText()
                              throws AdapterException

Gets the minimized reference text for this object. The minimized reference text is the text that would be used in an expression to reference this object, without any parent composite component (dataset) qualifiers.

Returns:

the minimized reference text.

Throws:

AdapterException