AttributeDefImpl (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.AttributeDefImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributeDef, AttributeHints, ResourceBundleOwner, ExprValueSupplier, ExprWrappable, GenericHints, DiffMergeable, DefPersistable, PersistentDefinition, Properties, ValidationManager, VariableManagerOwner, VariableManagerOwnerBase

Direct Known Subclasses:

AssociationDefImpl, AttributeDefOverAttr, ViewAttributeDefImpl
```
public class AttributeDefImpl
extends DefObject
implements AttributeDef, AttributeHints, ResourceBundleOwner, ValidationManager, ExprValueSupplier
```
AttributeDefImpl is an implementation class for the AttributeDef interface in the middle tier server. The main function of this class is to describe an attribute in an Entity Object or View Object.
For each Entity attribute (as well as for each View Object attribute), there is a get method to get its value and the set method to set its value. Entity Objects can have the following kinds of attributes:
- Persistent. A entity object attribute that is persisted in the database. The value of a persistent attribute can be derived from a database query.
- Transient. A entity object attribute that is not persisted in the database. The value of a transient attribute cannot be derived from a database query.
If you use the Entity Object wizard in the Business Components for Java Design Time tool to create an Entity Object based on an existing table, a persistent Entity attribute is created for each table column. Later, if you change the table, you need to manually change the attribute.
Note that for a View Object attribute, there is a separate class, ViewAttributeDefImpl, that extends AttributeDefImpl.
The AttributeDefImpl class has static methods to create AttributeDefImpl instances from the Entity XML file. These instances can also be created programmatically. For example, the method addDynamicAttribute creates a dynamic attribute (AttributeDefImpl) on the View Object.
Advanced users can provide their own implementation of EntityDefImpl (by subclassing EntityDefImpl). Within it, they can create their own AttributeDefImpl. However subclasses cannot directly access protected member variables of this class. These are protected only for api compatibility reasons and may be renamed, removed or moved out to another object for performance and/or memory considerations. Use accessor methods to get to the values of these protected members.
This class will try to detect circular dependencies but may not always succeed. For example, if A depends on B (meaning that the backward dependency of A is B), and B depends C, then C depends on A is a circular dependency. The rutime code attempts to detect circular dependencies by throwing a GraphCycleException, but if it cannot, then the behavior of the program is unpredictable, though probably there will be an infinite loop and the program will hang. The design time code attempts to prevent circular dependencies.
```
 new AttributeDefImpl(...);
 
```
Since:

JDeveloper 3.0

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

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static byte`	`ATTR_LOAD_BULK` Indicates that while retrieving data for this attribute from the query result, data for other attributes were bulk-retrieved as well.
`static byte`	`ATTR_LOAD_EACH` Indicates that the data for this attribute was retrieved from the query result.
`static byte`	`ATTR_LOAD_SKIP` Indicates that this attribute should be skipped; that is, its data was bulk-retrieved by another attribute from the query result.
`static byte`	`EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_END` An attribute that is defined as an effective end date
`static byte`	`EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE` An attribute that is not defined as an effective start or end date
`static byte`	`EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_START` An attribute that is defined as an effective start date
`static byte`	`HISTORY_CREATE_DATE` An attribute that is defined as a create_date history attribute
`static byte`	`HISTORY_CREATE_USER` An attribute that is defined as a create_user history attribute
`static byte`	`HISTORY_MODIFY_DATE` An attribute that is defined as a modify_date history attribute
`static byte`	`HISTORY_MODIFY_USER` An attribute that is defined as a modifiy_user history attribute
`static byte`	`HISTORY_MODIFY_VERSION` An attribute that is defined as a modifiy_version history attribute
`static byte`	`HISTORY_NOT_DEFINED` An attribute that is not defined as a history attribute
`protected byte`	`mAttrLoad` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value for the attribute's load value.
`protected boolean`	`mBCheckedForSIF` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected boolean`	`mBCheckSIFCtrlHints` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected java.lang.String`	`mColumnName` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. The database column name for the attribute.
`protected boolean`	`mDataSecurity` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected RowDef`	`mDef` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Back Pointer to Def Object where the Attribute belongs.
`protected java.lang.Object`	`mDefaultValue` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. The default value of the attribute.
`protected boolean`	`mDiscrColumn` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is discriminator column.
`protected java.lang.String`	`mDomainName` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Domain name for this attribute if it's type is a generated domain
`protected byte`	`mEffectiveDateType` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected java.lang.Object`	`mElemFactory` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected java.lang.Class`	`mElemType` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Identifies the Java Type Object for this element. Used with VARRAYs.
`protected byte`	`mHistoryKind` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected int`	`mIndex` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Index in the Table.
`protected boolean`	`mIsEffectiveDateSequence` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected boolean`	`mIsEffectiveDateSequenceFlag` Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
`protected java.lang.Class`	`mJavaType` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. The Java Type Object for this attribute.
`protected byte`	`mKind` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value for the Attribute's "kind"; for example, Transient, Dynamic, etc.
`protected boolean`	`mMandatory` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute allows null values.
`protected boolean`	`mNotNull` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is null.
`protected boolean`	`mObjectTableOID` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is OID present.
`protected boolean`	`mObjectTableRef` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute has an Object table ref.
`protected java.lang.String`	`mObjectType` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Object Type of the attribute.
`protected java.lang.String[]`	`mOIDAttrNames` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Internal: Applications should not use this field.
`protected int`	`mPrecision` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Precision Value for the attribute, defaulted to zero.
`protected boolean`	`mPrimaryKey` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is primary key.
`protected boolean`	`mQueriable` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is queryable.
`protected java.lang.reflect.Method`	`mReadMethod` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. To keep the read method with this attribute.
`protected boolean`	`mResolveAccessors` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether getters and setters are loaded.
`protected boolean`	`mRetrievedOnInsert` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is retrieved on Insert.
`protected boolean`	`mRetrievedOnUpdate` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is retrieved on update.
`protected int`	`mScale` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Scale value for attribute, set by default to 0. This is the number of decimal points before/after the decimal based on whether on whether the scale if positive or negative.
`protected SQLBuilder`	`mSQLBuilder` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Identifies the handle to SQL Builder.
`protected int`	`mType` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Integer representation of the SQL type of the attribute.
`protected java.lang.Object`	`mTypeFactory` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Identifies the `ORADataFactory` for this attribute.
`protected boolean`	`mTypeFactoryInitialized` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether this attribute has a type factory.
`protected boolean`	`mUnique` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is part of a unique key constraint.
`protected byte`	`mUpdateable` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is updatable.
`protected java.lang.reflect.Method`	`mWriteMethod` Deprecated. for internal framework use only. To keep the write method with this attribute.

Fields inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject
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, 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.AttributeDef
ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROW, ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROWITERATOR, ATTR_DYNAMIC, ATTR_ENTITY_DERIVED, ATTR_HIDDEN, ATTR_PERSISTENT, ATTR_ROWSET, ATTR_SQL_DERIVED, ATTR_TRANSIENT, ATTR_VARIABLE, READONLY, UPDATEABLE, UPDATEABLE_WHILE_NEW

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeHints
ATTRIBUTE_AUTOSUBMIT, ATTRIBUTE_BINDEDITOR_LABEL, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_CATEGORY, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_DISPLAYHEIGHT, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_DISPLAYWIDTH, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_FIELD_ORDER, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_FORMTYPE, ATTRIBUTE_CTL_TYPE, ATTRIBUTE_DEFINITION_STATE, ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT, ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_DISPLAY, ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_HIDE, ATTRIBUTE_FORM_TYPE_DETAIL, ATTRIBUTE_FORM_TYPE_SHORT, ATTRIBUTE_LABEL, ATTRIBUTE_LABEL_PLURAL, ATTRIBUTE_LOVNAME, ATTRIBUTE_PAYLOAD_HINT, ATTRIBUTE_PAYLOAD_HINT_HIDE, ATTRIBUTE_TIMEZONE_ID, ATTRIBUTE_TOOLTIP, CTL_CHECK_BOX, CTL_CHOICE_LIST, CTL_COMBO_BOX, CTL_COMBO_BOX_LOV, CTL_DATE, CTL_DEFAULT, CTL_DELIMITEDIDS_CHOICE, CTL_EDIT, CTL_IMAGE, CTL_INPUT_TEXT_LOV, CTL_LIST_BOX, CTL_NUMBER_EDIT, CTL_RADIO_GROUP, CTLTYPE_CHECKBOX, CTLTYPE_COMBO, CTLTYPE_COMBOLOV, CTLTYPE_DATE, CTLTYPE_DEFAULT, CTLTYPE_DELIMITEDIDS_CHOICE, CTLTYPE_EDIT, CTLTYPE_IMAGE, CTLTYPE_LIST, CTLTYPE_LISTBOX, CTLTYPE_LOV, CTLTYPE_NUMEDIT, CTLTYPE_RADIOGRP, CTLTYPE_TOGGLE, FMT_FORMAT, FMT_FORMATTER, HINT_NAME_AUTOSUBMIT, HINT_NAME_CATEGORY, HINT_NAME_CTL_TYPE, HINT_NAME_DESCRIPTION, HINT_NAME_DISPLAY_HEIGHT, HINT_NAME_DISPLAY_HINT, HINT_NAME_DISPLAY_WIDTH, HINT_NAME_FIELD_ORDER, HINT_NAME_FORMAT, HINT_NAME_LABEL, HINT_NAME_LABEL_PLURAL, HINT_NAME_LOVNAME, HINT_NAME_MANDATORY, HINT_NAME_MAX_LENGTH, HINT_NAME_MAX_VALUE, HINT_NAME_MIN_LENGTH, HINT_NAME_MIN_VALUE, HINT_NAME_PAYLOAD_HINT, HINT_NAME_SECRET, HINT_NAME_TIMEZONEID, HINT_NAME_TOOLTIP, HINT_NAME_UPDATEABLE, HINT_NAME_WATERMARK, PNAME_Button, PNAME_ButtonGroup, PNAME_ComboBox, PNAME_ComboBoxLovEdit, PNAME_ENSURE_KEY_ATTR, PNAME_EnumList, PNAME_LovButton, PNAME_ROWNUMATTR, PNAME_SOURCENAME_ACCESSOR, PNAME_SOURCENAME_ATTR, PNAME_TextField

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.GenericHints
DEFINITION_STATE_ACTIVE, DEFINITION_STATE_DEPRECATED, PROPERTY_DEFINITION_STATE, PROPERTY_LABEL, PROPERTY_LABEL_PLURAL, PROPERTY_TOOLTIP

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected AttributeDefImpl()
Default constructor for this class.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`AttributeDefImpl()` Default constructor for this class.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addBackwardDependency(AttributeDependency attrDep)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`addBackwardDependency(java.lang.String attrName)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`addCompOper(JboCompOper oper)`
`protected void`	`addExtendedDefObject(DefinitionObject extendedDefObject)`
`void`	`addForwardDependency(java.lang.String attrName)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`void`	`addValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)` Add a `JboValidatorInterface` to the listener list.
`protected java.util.HashMap`	`adjustPropertyMapForWrite()`
`void`	`applyDiffChildren(DifferDetails dif, DiffResolver resolver)`
`void`	`applyDiffContents(DifferDetails dif, DiffResolver resolver)`
`void`	`beanToStore(java.lang.Object bean, Row store)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`static java.lang.String`	`convertHistoryColumnFlagToString(byte flag)`
`static byte`	`convertHistoryColumnStringToFlag(java.lang.String str, byte editable)`
`java.lang.Object`	`convertToJava(java.lang.Object data)` Converts a value from the database type to its corresponding Java type and returns the result.
`java.lang.Object`	`convertToStorage(java.lang.Object data, DBTransactionImpl trans)` Internal: Application should not use this method.
`static AttributeDependency`	`createAttributeDependencyImpl(java.lang.String name, AttributeDependency.Type type)` Deprecated. since 11.1.1.5.0
`DifferDetails`	`diffChildren(DiffMergeable docDef, DiffMergeable orgDef, DifferDetails difDetails)`
`DifferDetails`	`diffContents(DiffMergeable docDef, DiffMergeable orgDef, DifferDetails difDetails)`
`boolean`	`displayInShortForm(LocaleContext locale)` Returns true if the attribute is to displayed in the short(summary) form.
`java.lang.Object`	`evaluateTransientExpression(Row row)`
`ViewObject`	`getAccessorVO(ViewObject originVO)` For an accessor attribute, this method creates a View Object that works for the View Link definition.
`java.util.List`	`getAllExtendedDefObjects()`
`java.util.HashMap`	`getAllProperties(java.util.HashMap map, LocaleContext locale)`
`int`	`getAltKeyCount()`
`byte`	`getAttributeKind()` Returns the "kind" enumerations of this attribute.
`byte`	`getAttrLoad()` Describes the manner in which the data for this attribute is loaded from database.
`java.util.List`	`getBackwardDependencies()`
`java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`getBackwardDependenciesNames()`
`java.lang.String`	`getCategory(LocaleContext locale)` Returns the category that this attribute belongs to
`java.lang.String`	`getColumnName()` Returns the column name to which this attribute is mapped.
`java.lang.String`	`getColumnNameForQuery()` Returns the column name to be used in query statement.
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getCompOpers()`
`java.lang.String[][]`	`getCompOpers(LocaleContext locale)` Returns a Map of operators for this attribute.
`int`	`getControlType(LocaleContext locale)` Returns the preferred control type for this attribute
`RowDef`	`getDef()` Returns the `DefObject` object which describes this attribute.
`java.lang.Object`	`getDefaultValue()` Returns the default value of the attribute.
`java.lang.String`	`getDefinitionState(LocaleContext locale)` Retrives the definition state string that indicates if this object is deprecated.
`int`	`getDefTypeId()`
`java.lang.String`	`getDefXMLElementTag()`
`int`	`getDisplayHeight(LocaleContext locale)` Returns the display width for this attribute
`java.lang.String`	`getDisplayHint(LocaleContext locale)` Retrieves the display hint that dictates whether this attribute should be visible or not.
`int`	`getDisplayWidth(LocaleContext locale)` Returns the display width for this attribute
`java.lang.String`	`getDomainName()` Returns the `DomainName` object which describes this attribute.
`java.lang.Object`	`getElemFactory()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`int`	`getElemSQLType()` Returns the jdbc type of the elements of this attribute.
`java.lang.Class`	`getElemType()` Returns the element type of the attribute.
`EntityDefImpl`	`getEntityDef()` Returns the `EntityDefImpl` object which contains this attribute.
`java.lang.Object`	`getExprVarVal(java.lang.String varName)`
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getExtendedDefObjects()` Returns copied list of extended definition objects.
`java.util.List<DefinitionObject>`	`getExtendedDefObjectsInternal()`
`double`	`getFieldOrder(LocaleContext locale)` Returns the field order for this attribute
`java.lang.String`	`getFileName()`
`java.lang.String`	`getFormat(LocaleContext locale)` returns the format string stored in the ui hints
`java.lang.String`	`getFormattedAttribute(AttributeList attrList, LocaleContext locale)` Returns the formatted value for the attribute.
`Formatter`	`getFormatter(LocaleContext locale)` returns the formatter object stored in the ui hints
`java.lang.String`	`getFormatterClassName(LocaleContext locale)` Returns the formatter object stored in the ui hints
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getForwardDependencyAttributes()`
`java.lang.String`	`getHint(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sHintName)` Return defaulted hint value
`java.util.Map`	`getHints()`
`java.util.HashMap`	`getHintsFromResource(LocaleContext locale)`
`java.lang.String`	`getHintValue(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sHintName)` Return non-defaulted hint value
`byte`	`getHistoryKind()` Gets the attribute history kind.
`int`	`getIndex()` Returns the column position of this attribute in the data source.
`java.lang.Class`	`getJavaType()` Returns the Java type of the attribute.
`java.lang.String`	`getLabel(LocaleContext locale)` Retrieves the label to be used in any attribute prompts
`java.lang.String`	`getLabelPlural(LocaleContext locale)` Retrives the label plural text to be used for this attribute
`ListBindingDef`	`getListBindingDef()`
`java.lang.String`	`getLocaleName(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String sName)` function for retrieving the locale name of a hint
`java.lang.String`	`getLOVFinder()`
`java.lang.String`	`getLOVName()` Gets the name of the LOV on which the attribute is a primary attribute.
`java.lang.Class`	`getMessageBundleClass()`
`java.lang.String`	`getObjectType()` If the attribute is an object, returns the name of the attribute's object type
`java.lang.String[]`	`getOIDAttrNames()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`java.lang.String`	`getPayloadHint(LocaleContext locale)` Retrieves the payload hint that dictates whether this attribute should be included in service payload or not.
`oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef`	`getPermissionDef()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`int`	`getPrecision()` Gets the attribute's precision.
`java.lang.Object`	`getProperty(java.lang.String hintName)` Retrieves the specified property, if it exists.
`java.lang.String`	`getRecalcExpression()`
`ExprEval.Privilege`	`getRecalcExpressionPrivilege()` Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
`ExprEval.TrustMode`	`getRecalcExpressionTrustMode()` Deprecated.
`ResourceBundleDef`	`getResourceBundleDef()`
`java.lang.String`	`getResourcePrefix()`
`protected void`	`getResourcesFromBundle(LocaleContext locale, java.util.HashMap map)`
`int`	`getScale()` Gets the attribute's scale value: the number of digits to the right or left of the decimal point, depending on whether the scale value is positive or negative.
`java.lang.String`	`getSerializerClassName()` Gets the name of the custom value serializer class.
`protected SQLBuilder`	`getSQLBuilder()` Returns the SQLBuilderImpl - lazily building.
`int`	`getSQLType()` Returns the SQL type of this attribute.
`static java.lang.String`	`getSQLTypeIdToString(int typeId)` Converts an identifier to the name of an SQL type.
`static int`	`getSQLTypeStringToId(java.lang.String sqlType)` Converts a SQL type name to its identifier.
`java.lang.String`	`getTooltip(LocaleContext locale)` Retrives the tooltip text to be used for this attribute
`java.lang.String`	`getTransientExpression()`
`ExprEval.Privilege`	`getTransientExpressionPrivilege()` Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
`ExprEval.TrustMode`	`getTransientExpressionTrustMode()` Deprecated.
`ExprEval`	`getTransientExprEval()` Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
`java.lang.Object`	`getTypeFactory()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`java.lang.String`	`getTypeValueMapPropertySet()` Returns the `TypeValueMapPropertySet` object which describes this attribute.
`AttributeHints`	`getUIHelper()` return the AttributeHints interface implemented by this class
`byte`	`getUpdateableFlag()` Returns whether the attribute is updateable.
`JboValidatorInterface`	`getValidator(int indx)`
`int`	`getValidatorCount()`
`java.util.ArrayList`	`getValidators()` Get the list of JboValidatorInterface objects registered with this attribute
`ValueSerializer`	`getValueSerializer()` Gets an instance of the custom value serializer class.
`java.lang.String`	`getXMLElementTag()` Gets the XML_ELEMENT custom-property and if not present returns the name of this attribute.
`boolean`	`hasExtendedDefObjects()`
`boolean`	`hasFormatInformation(LocaleContext locale)` Return true if any format hints have been defined for this attribute.
`boolean`	`hasHintDefined(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String hintName)`
`boolean`	`hasHintOverride(LocaleContext locale, java.lang.String hintName)`
`boolean`	`hasTransientExpression()`
`protected void`	`initFromXML(DefElement xmlElement, RowDef parent, int index)`
`boolean`	`isAutoSubmit(LocaleContext locale)` Returns the autoSubmit value for this attribute
`protected boolean`	`isCascadeUpdateParticipant()`
`boolean`	`isChangeIndicatorColumn()`
`boolean`	`isDiscrColumn()` Returns whether this attribute is a Discriminator Column for this Entity type.
`boolean`	`isEditable()`
`boolean`	`isEffectiveDateRelated()`
`boolean`	`isEffectiveDateSequence()` Checks if the attribute represents an effective date sequence, used in Multiple Changes Per Day.
`boolean`	`isEffectiveDateSequenceFlag()` Checks if the attribute represents an effective date sequence flag, used in Multiple Changes Per Day to indicate whether a row is the latest change of the day or not.
`boolean`	`isEffectiveEndDate()` Checks if the attribute represents the effective end date.
`boolean`	`isEffectiveStartDate()` Checks if the attribute represents the effective start date.
`boolean`	`isHistoryColumn()`
`boolean`	`isInWhereOrderGroup()`
`boolean`	`isKey()`
`boolean`	`isMandatory()` Returns whether the attribute is not `null`.
`boolean`	`isObjectTableOID()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`boolean`	`isObjectTableRef()` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`boolean`	`isPrimaryKey()` Returns whether this attribute is a Primary Key for this Entity type.
`boolean`	`isQueriable()` Returns whether this attribute can participate in the WHERE clause of a SQL statement.
`boolean`	`isRetrievedOnInsert()` Returns whether the attribute value is retrieved from the database after a row is inserted in the post cycle.
`boolean`	`isRetrievedOnUpdate()` Returns whether the attribute is retrieved from the database after a row is updated.
`boolean`	`isSelected()`
`boolean`	`isSelectedStatic()`
`boolean`	`isSessionScope()`
`boolean`	`isUnique()`
`protected void`	`loadCompOpersFromXML(DefElement xmlElement)`
`protected void`	`loadDependencies(DefElement xmlElement)`
`java.lang.Object`	`loadFromResultSet(java.sql.ResultSet rs, int index, DBTransactionImpl trans)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`java.lang.Object`	`loadFromStatement(java.sql.PreparedStatement cs, int index, Transaction trans)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`protected void`	`loadPermission(DefElement xmlElement)`
`JboValidatorInterface`	`lookupValidator(java.lang.String name)`
`java.lang.Object`	`parseFormattedAttribute(java.lang.String sValue, LocaleContext locale)` Strips off the formatting from a string and constructs an instance of the attribute's domain using the 'clean' string as a parameter of the contructor.
`protected java.lang.String`	`printXMLDefinition(Row row, java.util.Hashtable allDefs, java.io.PrintWriter pw, int depthCount)` Prints DTD for this attribute and returns the xml-tag for this row to be included in the rowset's declaration.
`boolean`	`removeBackwardDependency(java.lang.String attrName)`
`boolean`	`removeCompOper(java.lang.String id)`
`void`	`removeValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)` Removes a `JboValidatorInterface` from the listener list.
`protected boolean`	`requiresNamePrefixedResId()`
`protected java.lang.Object`	`resolveObjectProperty(java.lang.String property, LocaleContext locale)`
`protected java.lang.Object`	`resolvePropertyRaw(java.lang.String property, LocaleContext locale)`
`void`	`setAttrLoad(byte attrLoad)`
`void`	`setBackwardDependencies(java.util.List arr)`
`void`	`setBaseDefObject(DefinitionObject baseDefObject)`
`void`	`setColumnName(java.lang.String colName)` Sets the column name of the attribute.
`void`	`setDefaultValue(java.lang.Object val)`
`protected void`	`setDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)` Sets the Definition Object for the Component.
`void`	`setDiscrColumn(boolean b)`
`void`	`setDomainName(java.lang.String domainName)` Set the `DomainName` object which describes this attribute.
`void`	`setEffectiveDateSequence(boolean isEffDtSeq)` Marks this attribute as an effective date sequence, used in Multiple Changes Per Day.
`void`	`setEffectiveDateSequenceFlag(boolean isEffDtSeqMarker)` Marks this attribute as an effective date sequence flag, used in Multiple Changes Per Day to indicate a row is the latest change of the day.
`void`	`setEffectiveDateType(byte effDtType)` Marks this attribute as an effective start date, end date or none
`void`	`setElemType(java.lang.Class cls)`
`void`	`setExprVarVal(java.lang.String varName, java.lang.Object val)`
`void`	`setHistoryKind(byte historyKind)`
`void`	`setJavaType(java.lang.Class cls)`
`void`	`setLOVFinder(java.lang.String lovFinder)`
`void`	`setLOVName(java.lang.String lovName)`
`void`	`setMandatory(boolean b)`
`void`	`setName(java.lang.String name)` Name this object.
`void`	`setObjectType(java.lang.String objType)` Set the `Object type` object which describes this attribute.
`protected void`	`setParent(NamedObjectImpl parent)` Sets this object's parent.
`void`	`setPermissionDef(oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef permDef)`
`void`	`setPrecisionScale(int prec, int scale)` Sets the attribute's precision and scale.
`void`	`setPrimaryKey(boolean b)`
`void`	`setQueriable(boolean b)`
`void`	`setRecalcExpression(java.lang.String expr)`
`void`	`setRecalcExpressionPrivilege(ExprEval.Privilege pr)` Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
`void`	`setRecalcExpressionTrustMode(ExprEval.TrustMode trusted)` Deprecated.
`void`	`setRecalcExpressionTypeCheckedMode(ExprEval.TypeCheckedMode typeCheckedMode)`
`void`	`setRetrievedOnInsert(boolean b)`
`void`	`setRetrievedOnUpdate(boolean b)`
`void`	`setSelected(boolean b)`
`void`	`setSelectedTransient(boolean b)`
`void`	`setSerializerClassName(java.lang.String className)` Sets the name of the custom value serializer class.
`void`	`setSQLType(int typ)`
`void`	`setTransientExpression(java.lang.String expr)`
`void`	`setTransientExpressionPrivilege(ExprEval.Privilege pr)` Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
`void`	`setTransientExpressionTrustMode(ExprEval.TrustMode trusted)` Deprecated.
`void`	`setTransientExpressionTypeCheckedMode(ExprEval.TypeCheckedMode typeCheckedMode)`
`void`	`setTypeValueMapPropertySet(java.lang.String value)` Set the `TypeValueMapPropertySet` object which describes this attribute.
`void`	`setUnique(boolean b)`
`void`	`setUpdateableFlag(byte updateable)`
`boolean`	`shouldEvaluateTransientExpression(Row row)`
`void`	`storeToBean(java.lang.Object bean, Row store)` Internal: Applications should not use this method.
`protected void`	`unsetDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)` Unsets the DefinitionObject For the component.
`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.DefObject
ensureVariableManager, finishedLoading, getBaseDefObject, getDefXMLNameSpace, getVariableManager, getVarMgrParents, hasVariables, isDeprecated, isFromCustomization, loadProperties, loadVariables, resolveReferences, setBaseDefObject

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.mom.PersistableDefObject
addDefImport, allocatePropertyMap, allocatePropertyMapForEdits, checkEditable, checkStructWithOld, close, createFromXML, deregisterSessionObject, diffObjects, ensureDifferDetails, findDefImport, getBaseDir, getBasePackage, getDefImports, getDefManager, getDefWriter, getEditedPropertiesMap, getEditedPropertyExpressionsMap, getEditedPropertyMap, getEditObject, getEditVersionsAsString, getFullDirName, getFullFileName, getMajorVersion, getMinorVersion, getOrigObject, getPropertyMap, getSubstitutedNames, getSyncLock, guaranteePath, isCustomizationEnabled, isCustomizationEnabled, isDirty, isFromTip, isLoadBase, isMajorVersionChanged, isMinorVersionChanged, isNew, isPersonalizationEnabled, isPersonalizationEnabled, isPropertyExpression, loadDefImports, loadXMLContents, mergeChanges, mergePropertyMap, objectRemoved, reapplyChanges, registerClass, registerDefObject, registerSessionDefObject, registerSiteDefObject, remove, removeAndDelete, removeDefImport, removeExtendedDefObject, removeProperty, saveXMLContents, setCustomizationEnabled, setCustomizationEnabled, setDefaultBaseDir, setDefMgr, setDirty, setEditable, setEditableFlag, setEditableObject, setFullName, setFullNameInternal, setLoadBase, setMajorVersionChanged, setNew, setOrigObject, setPersonalizationEnabled, setPersonalizationEnabled, setProperty, setPropertyExpression, setPropertyMap, setupDefWriterFromMO, staticUpdateChildrenList, updateChildrenList, verifyVersion, verifyVersionNullCheck, writeObject, writeVersion, writeXMLContents

Methods inherited from class oracle.jbo.common.NamedObjectImpl
getFullName, getName, getParent, getProperties, getPropertiesAsStrings, getPropertiesMap, getProperty, getPropertyExpressionsMap, getRawPropertyValue, getStringFromMessageBundle, refreshProperty, removeProperty, setPropertiesMap, setPropertiesMap2, setProperty

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

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeDef
getName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.Properties
getProperties, getProperty, refreshProperty

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

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.VariableManagerOwner
getName

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

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.DiffMergeable
getFullName, getName

- Field Detail
  - ATTR_LOAD_EACH
```
public static final byte ATTR_LOAD_EACH
```
    Indicates that the data for this attribute was retrieved from the query result.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - ATTR_LOAD_BULK
```
public static final byte ATTR_LOAD_BULK
```
    Indicates that while retrieving data for this attribute from the query result, data for other attributes were bulk-retrieved as well.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - ATTR_LOAD_SKIP
```
public static final byte ATTR_LOAD_SKIP
```
    Indicates that this attribute should be skipped; that is, its data was bulk-retrieved by another attribute from the query result.
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - mColumnName
```
protected java.lang.String mColumnName
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. The database column name for the attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mQueriable
```
protected boolean mQueriable
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is queryable.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mUnique
```
protected boolean mUnique
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is part of a unique key constraint.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mPrimaryKey
```
protected boolean mPrimaryKey
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is primary key.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mDiscrColumn
```
protected boolean mDiscrColumn
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is discriminator column.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mMandatory
```
protected boolean mMandatory
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute allows null values.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mRetrievedOnInsert
```
protected boolean mRetrievedOnInsert
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is retrieved on Insert.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mRetrievedOnUpdate
```
protected boolean mRetrievedOnUpdate
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is retrieved on update.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mDef
```
protected RowDef mDef
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Back Pointer to Def Object where the Attribute belongs.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mObjectTableRef
```
protected boolean mObjectTableRef
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute has an Object table ref.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mObjectTableOID
```
protected boolean mObjectTableOID
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is OID present.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mOIDAttrNames
```
protected java.lang.String[] mOIDAttrNames
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Internal: Applications should not use this field.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mObjectType
```
protected java.lang.String mObjectType
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Object Type of the attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mNotNull
```
protected boolean mNotNull
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is null.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mPrecision
```
protected int mPrecision
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Precision Value for the attribute, defaulted to zero.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mScale
```
protected int mScale
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Scale value for attribute, set by default to 0. This is the number of decimal points before/after the decimal based on whether on whether the scale if positive or negative.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mUpdateable
```
protected byte mUpdateable
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether the attribute is updatable.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mKind
```
protected byte mKind
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value for the Attribute's "kind"; for example, Transient, Dynamic, etc.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mAttrLoad
```
protected byte mAttrLoad
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value for the attribute's load value.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mType
```
protected int mType
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Integer representation of the SQL type of the attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mIndex
```
protected int mIndex
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Index in the Table.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mDefaultValue
```
protected java.lang.Object mDefaultValue
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. The default value of the attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mDomainName
```
protected java.lang.String mDomainName
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Domain name for this attribute if it's type is a generated domain
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mJavaType
```
protected java.lang.Class mJavaType
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. The Java Type Object for this attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mElemType
```
protected java.lang.Class mElemType
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Identifies the Java Type Object for this element. Used with VARRAYs.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mReadMethod
```
protected java.lang.reflect.Method mReadMethod
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. To keep the read method with this attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mWriteMethod
```
protected java.lang.reflect.Method mWriteMethod
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. To keep the write method with this attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mTypeFactory
```
protected java.lang.Object mTypeFactory
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Identifies the ORADataFactory for this attribute.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mElemFactory
```
protected java.lang.Object mElemFactory
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mTypeFactoryInitialized
```
protected volatile boolean mTypeFactoryInitialized
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether this attribute has a type factory.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mSQLBuilder
```
protected SQLBuilder mSQLBuilder
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Identifies the handle to SQL Builder.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mResolveAccessors
```
protected boolean mResolveAccessors
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only. Value determines whether getters and setters are loaded.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mHistoryKind
```
protected byte mHistoryKind
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mEffectiveDateType
```
protected byte mEffectiveDateType
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mIsEffectiveDateSequence
```
protected boolean mIsEffectiveDateSequence
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mIsEffectiveDateSequenceFlag
```
protected boolean mIsEffectiveDateSequenceFlag
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - HISTORY_NOT_DEFINED
```
public static final byte HISTORY_NOT_DEFINED
```
    An attribute that is not defined as a history attribute
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - HISTORY_CREATE_DATE
```
public static final byte HISTORY_CREATE_DATE
```
    An attribute that is defined as a create_date history attribute
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - HISTORY_MODIFY_DATE
```
public static final byte HISTORY_MODIFY_DATE
```
    An attribute that is defined as a modify_date history attribute
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - HISTORY_CREATE_USER
```
public static final byte HISTORY_CREATE_USER
```
    An attribute that is defined as a create_user history attribute
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - HISTORY_MODIFY_USER
```
public static final byte HISTORY_MODIFY_USER
```
    An attribute that is defined as a modifiy_user history attribute
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - HISTORY_MODIFY_VERSION
```
public static final byte HISTORY_MODIFY_VERSION
```
    An attribute that is defined as a modifiy_version history attribute
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE
```
public static final byte EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE
```
    An attribute that is not defined as an effective start or end date
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_START
```
public static final byte EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_START
```
    An attribute that is defined as an effective start date
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_END
```
public static final byte EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_END
```
    An attribute that is defined as an effective end date
    
    See Also:
    Constant Field Values
  - mBCheckedForSIF
```
protected boolean mBCheckedForSIF
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mBCheckSIFCtrlHints
```
protected boolean mBCheckSIFCtrlHints
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - mDataSecurity
```
protected boolean mDataSecurity
```
    Deprecated. for internal framework use only.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
- Constructor Detail
  - AttributeDefImpl
```
protected AttributeDefImpl()
```
    Default constructor for this class.
- Method Detail
  - setParent
```
protected void setParent(NamedObjectImpl parent)
```
    Description copied from class: DefObject
    
    Sets this object's parent.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setParent in class DefObject
    
    Parameters:
    parent - the named object that is to be the parent of this object.
  - setBaseDefObject
```
public void setBaseDefObject(DefinitionObject baseDefObject)
```
    Overrides:
    
    setBaseDefObject in class DefObject
  - setName
```
public void setName(java.lang.String name)
```
    Description copied from class: DefObject
    
    Name this object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setName in class DefObject
    
    Parameters:
    name -
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - isSelected
```
public boolean isSelected()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isSelected in interface AttributeDef
  - isSelectedStatic
```
public boolean isSelectedStatic()
```
  - setSelected
```
public void setSelected(boolean b)
```
  - setSelectedTransient
```
public void setSelectedTransient(boolean b)
```
  - isInWhereOrderGroup
```
public boolean isInWhereOrderGroup()
```
  - isQueriable
```
public boolean isQueriable()
```
    Returns whether this attribute can participate in the WHERE clause of a SQL statement.
    Queriable attributes are those attributes that can have a filter condition for the WHERE clause. If this method returns false, the attribute will not be used in constructing the WHERE clause of the SQL statement.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isQueriable in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    true if queriable; false if the attribute will not be used in the WHERE clause.
  - setQueriable
```
public void setQueriable(boolean b)
```
  - isUnique
```
public boolean isUnique()
```
  - setUnique
```
public void setUnique(boolean b)
```
  - getUpdateableFlag
```
public byte getUpdateableFlag()
```
    Returns whether the attribute is updateable.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUpdateableFlag in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    true if this is an editable attribute; false otherwise.
  - setUpdateableFlag
```
public void setUpdateableFlag(byte updateable)
```
  - isSessionScope
```
public boolean isSessionScope()
```
  - isDiscrColumn
```
public boolean isDiscrColumn()
```
    Returns whether this attribute is a Discriminator Column for this Entity type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDiscrColumn in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    true if this is a Discriminator Column; false otherwise.
  - setDiscrColumn
```
public void setDiscrColumn(boolean b)
```
  - isPrimaryKey
```
public boolean isPrimaryKey()
```
    Returns whether this attribute is a Primary Key for this Entity type.
    The following code snippet uses this method to find the name and value of the primary key attribute in an array of AttributeDefs (attrs[]).
```
 String curAttrName = null;
 for (int j = 0; j < attrs.length ; j ++ ) {
    if (attrs[j].isPrimaryKey()) {
       //get the name of the primary key
       curAttrName = attrs[j].getName();
       //assumes only one key
       String currValue = row.getAttribute(curAttrName).toString();
    }
 }
 
```
    Specified by:
    
    isPrimaryKey in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    true if this is a Primary Key; false otherwise.
  - isKey
```
public boolean isKey()
```
  - setPrimaryKey
```
public void setPrimaryKey(boolean b)
```
  - getAltKeyCount
```
public int getAltKeyCount()
```
  - isRetrievedOnInsert
```
public boolean isRetrievedOnInsert()
```
    Returns whether the attribute value is retrieved from the database after a row is inserted in the post cycle.
    Some derived attributes need to be re-fetched after a save operation has been performed. These typically include timestamps, computed fields, virtual columns and Oracle ROWIDs and OIDs.
    
    Returns:
    true if this attribute is retrieved after insert operations; false otherwise.
  - setRetrievedOnInsert
```
public void setRetrievedOnInsert(boolean b)
```
  - isRetrievedOnUpdate
```
public boolean isRetrievedOnUpdate()
```
    Returns whether the attribute is retrieved from the database after a row is updated.
    Some derived attributes need to be re-fetched after a save operation has been performed. These typically include timestamps, computed fields, virtual columns and Oracle ROWIDs and OIDs.
    
    Returns:
    true if this attribute is retrieved after update operations; false otherwise.
  - setRetrievedOnUpdate
```
public void setRetrievedOnUpdate(boolean b)
```
  - isMandatory
```
public boolean isMandatory()
```
    Returns whether the attribute is not null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isMandatory in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    true if this is attribute not null; false otherwise.
  - setMandatory
```
public void setMandatory(boolean b)
```
  - isObjectTableRef
```
public boolean isObjectTableRef()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - isObjectTableOID
```
public boolean isObjectTableOID()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - getOIDAttrNames
```
public java.lang.String[] getOIDAttrNames()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - getObjectType
```
public java.lang.String getObjectType()
```
    If the attribute is an object, returns the name of the attribute's object type
    For example, assume that you have created an Employee table that contains an Address object of type address_t. The SQL code would look like this:
```
 CREATE TYPE address_t AS OBJECT  -- user defined Oracle Object datatype
        (
        Street VARCHAR2(30),
        City VARCHAR2(25),
        State CHAR(2),
        Zip  Number
        );

 CREATE TABLE Employee
        (
        EmpId Number,
        Name VARCHAR2(30),
        Address address_t,  -- note the Oracle Object datatype
        );
 
```
    In an Employee Entity Object, this would be interpreted as an Address attribute of type Address_t. If this method were applied to the Address attribute, it would return Address_t.
    Returns:
    the name of the type.
  - getPrecision
```
public int getPrecision()
```
    Gets the attribute's precision.
    For strings, precision is maximum allowed length. For numeric values, precision is the number of significant digits.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPrecision in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the precision value, or 0 if unspecified.
  - getScale
```
public int getScale()
```
    Gets the attribute's scale value: the number of digits to the right or left of the decimal point, depending on whether the scale value is positive or negative.
    Scale value is meaningful only for numeric attributes.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getScale in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the scale value. The default is -127.
  - setPrecisionScale
```
public void setPrecisionScale(int prec,
                     int scale)
```
    Sets the attribute's precision and scale.
    For strings, precision is maximum allowed length. For numeric values, precision is the number of significant digits.
    Scale is the number of digits to the right or left of the decimal point, depending on whether the scale value is positive or negative. Scale is meaning only for numeric attributes.
    
    Parameters:
    prec - the precision value, or 0 if unspecified.
    scale - the scale value. The default is -127.
  - getEntityDef
```
public EntityDefImpl getEntityDef()
```
    Returns the EntityDefImpl object which contains this attribute.
    
    Returns:
    this Entity Object definition to which this attribute belongs.
  - getDef
```
public RowDef getDef()
```
    Returns the DefObject object which describes this attribute.
    
    Returns:
    the definition for this attribute.
  - isEditable
```
public boolean isEditable()
```
    Overrides:
    
    isEditable in class PersistableDefObject
  - getFileName
```
public java.lang.String getFileName()
```
    Overrides:
    
    getFileName in class PersistableDefObject
  - getIndex
```
public int getIndex()
```
    Returns the column position of this attribute in the data source. Index position is 0-based.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getIndex in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the column index.
  - getSQLType
```
public int getSQLType()
```
    Returns the SQL type of this attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSQLType in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the data type. For JDBC types, returns a value of java.sql.Types. For Oracle JDBC types, returns a value of oracle.jdbc.OracleTypes.
    See Also:
    Types
  - setSQLType
```
public void setSQLType(int typ)
```
  - getTypeValueMapPropertySet
```
public java.lang.String getTypeValueMapPropertySet()
```
    Returns the TypeValueMapPropertySet object which describes this attribute.
    
    Returns:
    the TypeValueMapPropertySet for this attribute.
  - setTypeValueMapPropertySet
```
public void setTypeValueMapPropertySet(java.lang.String value)
```
    Set the TypeValueMapPropertySet object which describes this attribute.
  - setDomainName
```
public void setDomainName(java.lang.String domainName)
```
    Set the DomainName object which describes this attribute.
  - getDomainName
```
public java.lang.String getDomainName()
```
    Returns the DomainName object which describes this attribute.
    
    Returns:
    the Domain Name for this attribute.
  - setObjectType
```
public void setObjectType(java.lang.String objType)
```
    Set the Object type object which describes this attribute.
  - getAttributeKind
```
public byte getAttributeKind()
```
    Returns the "kind" enumerations of this attribute. The "kind" of enumeration can be either persistent, derived, row-associated, transient, or dynamic.
    The following code snippet uses this method to return the attribute kind for each element in an array of AttributeDefs. Some processing is then done based on the results.
```
 for(int i=0; i < attributeDefs.length; i++)
 {
    byte attrKind=attributeDefs[i].getAttributeKind();
    if(attrKind==AttributeDef.ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROW  ||
      attrKind==AttributeDef.ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROWITERATOR)
      {
        do some processing
      }
  }
 
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAttributeKind in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    one of ATTR_PERSISTENT, ATTR_SQL_DERIVED, ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROW, ATTR_TRANSIENT, ATTR_DYNAMIC, ATTR_ENTITY_DERIVED, or ATTR_ASSOCIATED_ROWITERATOR.
  - getAttrLoad
```
public byte getAttrLoad()
```
    Describes the manner in which the data for this attribute is loaded from database.
    In the typical case, after the View Object query is executed, the framework retrieves data from the query result and populates the Entity row with the attribute values.
    The framework uses two different ways to retrieve data from the query result. The first is the normal SQL SELECT way--the column corresponding to the attribute is accessible in the query result. For example, if the View Object query says SELECT e.Empno, e.Ename, e.Job, FROM Emp then attributes corresponding to columns Empno, Ename, and Job are accessible from the query result. That is, one can do result.getObject("Empno") to JDBC to retrieve the data. This situation is described as by the getAttrLoad() return value ATTR_LOAD_EACH.
    If the query is over an Oracle Object table, on the other hand, the framework doesn't have access to individual columns from the query result. For example, assume an object table OBJEMP is based on an object type T, and this type has attributes Name, Address, and Job.
    The query statement that the framework builds for such a table is select value(o) from TAB o. This retrieves each row from the table as an Oracle Object. From JDBC, the framework gets this as an object (STRUCT) and gets attributes out of the STRUCT.
    In this case, the Entity Object attributes will have the following attribute load values:
```
    Name    -- ATTR_LOAD_BULK
    Address -- ATTR_LOAD_SKIP
    Job     -- ATTR_LOAD_SKIP
 
```
    ATTR_LOAD_BULK on Name means that while the framework retrieves data for Name, data for the other attributes, Address and Job is bulk-retrieved as well. ATTR_LOAD_SKIP on Address and Job means that since the framework filled in Address and Job while it retrieved Name, they should be skipped since they were bulk-retrieved with Name.
    Returns:
    the load value. Can be one of ATTR_LOAD_BULK, ATTR_LOAD_SKIP, or ATTR_LOAD_EACH.
  - setAttrLoad
```
public void setAttrLoad(byte attrLoad)
```
  - getJavaType
```
public java.lang.Class getJavaType()
```
    Returns the Java type of the attribute.
    For example, if the attribute is of type String, this method returns java.lang.String; if it is of type Number, it returns oracle.jbo.domain.Number.
    Subclasses should override this method because Entities without accessors should also be able to get their types from attribute descriptors and beans.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getJavaType in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the attribute's Java class, or Object for attributes which have no accessor methods available.
  - setJavaType
```
public void setJavaType(java.lang.Class cls)
```
  - getElemType
```
public java.lang.Class getElemType()
```
    Returns the element type of the attribute.
    For VARRAYs, this method returns the class name of the elements that are in the VARRAY.
    Element type is relevant only if the attribute is an array attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getElemType in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the attribute's element class, or null if the attribute is not an array attribute.
  - getElemSQLType
```
public int getElemSQLType()
```
    Returns the jdbc type of the elements of this attribute.
    For VARRAYs, this method returns the jdbc type of the elements that are in the VARRAY.
    Element type is relevant only if the attribute is an array attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getElemSQLType in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the jdbc type (java.sql.Types.*) of this attribute's elements, or -1 if this attribute is not an array attribute.
  - setElemType
```
public void setElemType(java.lang.Class cls)
```
  - getDefaultValue
```
public java.lang.Object getDefaultValue()
```
    Returns the default value of the attribute.
    The default value for an attribute is expressed in terms of the Java type system, rather than the storage type system.
    
    Returns:
    the default value for the attribute, or null if none.
  - setDefaultValue
```
public void setDefaultValue(java.lang.Object val)
```
  - setColumnName
```
public void setColumnName(java.lang.String colName)
```
    Sets the column name of the attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    colName - the database column name of this attribute.
  - getColumnName
```
public java.lang.String getColumnName()
```
    Returns the column name to which this attribute is mapped.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getColumnName in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the database column name of this attribute.
  - setTransientExpression
```
public void setTransientExpression(java.lang.String expr)
```
  - setRecalcExpression
```
public void setRecalcExpression(java.lang.String expr)
```
  - hasTransientExpression
```
public boolean hasTransientExpression()
```
  - getTransientExpression
```
public java.lang.String getTransientExpression()
```
  - getTransientExprEval
```
public ExprEval getTransientExprEval()
```
    Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getTransientExpressionPrivilege
```
public ExprEval.Privilege getTransientExpressionPrivilege()
```
    Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - setTransientExpressionPrivilege
```
public void setTransientExpressionPrivilege(ExprEval.Privilege pr)
```
    Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - setTransientExpressionTrustMode
```
public void setTransientExpressionTrustMode(ExprEval.TrustMode trusted)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getTransientExpressionTrustMode
```
public ExprEval.TrustMode getTransientExpressionTrustMode()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - setTransientExpressionTypeCheckedMode
```
public void setTransientExpressionTypeCheckedMode(ExprEval.TypeCheckedMode typeCheckedMode)
```
  - getRecalcExpressionPrivilege
```
public ExprEval.Privilege getRecalcExpressionPrivilege()
```
    Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - setRecalcExpressionPrivilege
```
public void setRecalcExpressionPrivilege(ExprEval.Privilege pr)
```
    Deprecated. since 11.1.1.4.0 Applications should not use this method
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - setRecalcExpressionTrustMode
```
public void setRecalcExpressionTrustMode(ExprEval.TrustMode trusted)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - setRecalcExpressionTypeCheckedMode
```
public void setRecalcExpressionTypeCheckedMode(ExprEval.TypeCheckedMode typeCheckedMode)
```
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getRecalcExpressionTrustMode
```
public ExprEval.TrustMode getRecalcExpressionTrustMode()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - getRecalcExpression
```
public java.lang.String getRecalcExpression()
```
  - shouldEvaluateTransientExpression
```
public boolean shouldEvaluateTransientExpression(Row row)
```
  - evaluateTransientExpression
```
public java.lang.Object evaluateTransientExpression(Row row)
```
  - getColumnNameForQuery
```
public java.lang.String getColumnNameForQuery()
```
    Returns the column name to be used in query statement.
    For Entity Object attributes, this REF([entity-alias]) if the attribute is an object table reference. Otherwise, it is [entity-alias].[column-name], where [column-name] is the name of the column to which the attribute is mapped (that is, the value returned by getColumnName.
    For View Object attributes, the value it returns depends on whether the query was created in expert mode:
    - if expert mode, it returns the column alias.
    - if non-expert mode, it returns eo-usage-name.column-name.
    Specified by:
    
    getColumnNameForQuery in interface AttributeDef
    
    Returns:
    the column name to be used in query.
  - convertToJava
```
public java.lang.Object convertToJava(java.lang.Object data)
                               throws DataCreationException
```
    Converts a value from the database type to its corresponding Java type and returns the result.
    This method uses AttributeDefImpl() metadata to convert a database value to the corresponding Java value.
    
    Parameters:
    data - a storage value to be converted.
    
    Returns:
    an object of the Java type defined for this attribute.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataCreationException - if the conversion cannot be performed.
  - getTypeFactory
```
public java.lang.Object getTypeFactory()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the type factory for this attribute.
  - getElemFactory
```
public java.lang.Object getElemFactory()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - loadFromResultSet
```
public java.lang.Object loadFromResultSet(java.sql.ResultSet rs,
                                 int index,
                                 DBTransactionImpl trans)
                                   throws DataCreationException
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the value from the specified ResultSet at the specified index. This method can be used when customizing the way that attributes are populated in the row. For example, assume you have a database Name column that contains a first name and a last name. You can use this method to fetch an individual entry, then parse the entry into separate Firstname and a Lastname attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    rs - the result set containing the value.
    index - the index position for the value.
    trans - the transaction containing the ResultSet.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataCreationException - if the Domain object cannot be created.
  - loadFromStatement
```
public java.lang.Object loadFromStatement(java.sql.PreparedStatement cs,
                                 int index,
                                 Transaction trans)
                                   throws DataCreationException
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the value from the specified JDBC prepared statement at the specified index. This method can be used when customizing the way that attributes are populated in the row. For example, assume you have a database Name column that contains a first name and a last name. You can use this method to fetch an individual entry, then parse the entry into separate Firstname and a Lastname attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    cs - the prepared statement containing the value.
    index - the index position for the value.
    trans - the transaction containing the ResultSet.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataCreationException - if the Domain object cannot be created.
  - convertToStorage
```
public java.lang.Object convertToStorage(java.lang.Object data,
                                DBTransactionImpl trans)
```
    Internal: Application should not use this method.
    Converts a value from the attribute's Java type to a database type.
    This method uses AttributeDefImpl metadata to convert a Java value to the corresponding database value. This method is typically called before the framework sets an attribute inside a JDBC statement parameter.
    
    Parameters:
    data - a Java value to be converted.
    trans - the database transaction.
    
    Returns:
    an object of the storage type.
    
    Throws:
    
    DataCreationException - if the conversion cannot be performed.
  - getValidatorCount
```
public int getValidatorCount()
```
  - getValidator
```
public JboValidatorInterface getValidator(int indx)
```
  - getValidators
```
public java.util.ArrayList getValidators()
```
    Get the list of JboValidatorInterface objects registered with this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValidators in interface ValidationManager
    
    Returns:
    ArrayList List of Validators
  - lookupValidator
```
public JboValidatorInterface lookupValidator(java.lang.String name)
```
  - addValidator
```
public void addValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)
```
    Add a JboValidatorInterface to the listener list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addValidator in interface ValidationManager
    
    Parameters:
    listener - The Validator to be added
  - removeValidator
```
public void removeValidator(JboValidatorInterface listener)
```
    Removes a JboValidatorInterface from the listener list.
    
    Parameters:
    listener - The Validator to be removed
  - getLOVName
```
public java.lang.String getLOVName()
```
    Gets the name of the LOV on which the attribute is a primary attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLOVName in interface AttributeDef
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLOVName in interface AttributeHints
    
    Returns:
    name of the LOV
  - setLOVName
```
public void setLOVName(java.lang.String lovName)
```
  - getListBindingDef
```
public ListBindingDef getListBindingDef()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getListBindingDef in interface AttributeDef
  - getLOVFinder
```
public java.lang.String getLOVFinder()
```
  - setLOVFinder
```
public void setLOVFinder(java.lang.String lovFinder)
```
  - getAccessorVO
```
public ViewObject getAccessorVO(ViewObject originVO)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeDef
    
    For an accessor attribute, this method creates a View Object that works for the View Link definition.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAccessorVO in interface AttributeDef
    
    Parameters:
    originVO - the View Object that owns the accessor
    
    Returns:
    a ViewObject instance.
  - isChangeIndicatorColumn
```
public boolean isChangeIndicatorColumn()
```
  - isEffectiveStartDate
```
public boolean isEffectiveStartDate()
```
    Checks if the attribute represents the effective start date.
    
    Returns:
    true or false
  - isEffectiveEndDate
```
public boolean isEffectiveEndDate()
```
    Checks if the attribute represents the effective end date.
    
    Returns:
    true or false
  - setEffectiveDateType
```
public void setEffectiveDateType(byte effDtType)
```
    Marks this attribute as an effective start date, end date or none
    
    Parameters:
    effDtType - valid values are EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_START, EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_END or EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE.
  - setEffectiveDateSequence
```
public void setEffectiveDateSequence(boolean isEffDtSeq)
```
    Marks this attribute as an effective date sequence, used in Multiple Changes Per Day.
  - isEffectiveDateSequence
```
public boolean isEffectiveDateSequence()
```
    Checks if the attribute represents an effective date sequence, used in Multiple Changes Per Day.
  - isEffectiveDateRelated
```
public boolean isEffectiveDateRelated()
```
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - setEffectiveDateSequenceFlag
```
public void setEffectiveDateSequenceFlag(boolean isEffDtSeqMarker)
```
    Marks this attribute as an effective date sequence flag, used in Multiple Changes Per Day to indicate a row is the latest change of the day.
  - isEffectiveDateSequenceFlag
```
public boolean isEffectiveDateSequenceFlag()
```
    Checks if the attribute represents an effective date sequence flag, used in Multiple Changes Per Day to indicate whether a row is the latest change of the day or not.
  - setSerializerClassName
```
public void setSerializerClassName(java.lang.String className)
```
    Sets the name of the custom value serializer class. The class must implement the ValueSerializer interface.
    
    Parameters:
    className - name of the custom value serializer class
  - getSerializerClassName
```
public java.lang.String getSerializerClassName()
```
    Gets the name of the custom value serializer class.
    
    Returns:
    name of the custom value serializer class.
  - getValueSerializer
```
public ValueSerializer getValueSerializer()
```
    Gets an instance of the custom value serializer class.
    
    Returns:
    an instance of the custom value serializer class, or null if it is not defined.
    
    Throws:
    
    JboException - if an error occurs loading the custom class or instantiating the object
  - 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 DefObject
    
    Parameters:
    jos - the Output storage for persistence
  - adjustPropertyMapForWrite
```
protected java.util.HashMap adjustPropertyMapForWrite()
```
    Overrides:
    
    adjustPropertyMapForWrite in class PersistableDefObject
  - 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
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeContents in class PersistableDefObject
    
    Parameters:
    jos - the Output storage for persistence
  - initFromXML
```
protected void initFromXML(DefElement xmlElement,
               RowDef parent,
               int index)
```
  - loadCompOpersFromXML
```
protected void loadCompOpersFromXML(DefElement xmlElement)
```
  - loadPermission
```
protected void loadPermission(DefElement xmlElement)
```
  - getSQLTypeStringToId
```
public static int getSQLTypeStringToId(java.lang.String sqlType)
```
    Converts a SQL type name to its identifier.
    
    Parameters:
    sqlType - the name of a SQL datatype.
    
    Returns:
    the SQL type's identifier.
    See Also:
    JboTypeMap
  - getSQLTypeIdToString
```
public static java.lang.String getSQLTypeIdToString(int typeId)
```
    Converts an identifier to the name of an SQL type.
    
    Parameters:
    typeId - an SQL type identifier.
    
    Returns:
    the name of an SQL type.
    See Also:
    JboTypeMap
  - getDefTypeId
```
public int getDefTypeId()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getDefTypeId in class DefObject
  - setDefForComponent
```
protected void setDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)
```
    Sets the Definition Object for the Component.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setDefForComponent in class DefObject
    
    Parameters:
    comp - component definition
  - unsetDefForComponent
```
protected void unsetDefForComponent(ComponentObjectImpl comp)
```
    Unsets the DefinitionObject For the component.
    
    Specified by:
    
    unsetDefForComponent in class DefObject
    
    Parameters:
    comp - component definition
  - getSQLBuilder
```
protected SQLBuilder getSQLBuilder()
```
    Returns the SQLBuilderImpl - lazily building.
    
    Returns:
    the SQLBuilderImpl
  - storeToBean
```
public void storeToBean(java.lang.Object bean,
               Row store)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - beanToStore
```
public void beanToStore(java.lang.Object bean,
               Row store)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - getXMLElementTag
```
public java.lang.String getXMLElementTag()
```
    Gets the XML_ELEMENT custom-property and if not present returns the name of this attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getXMLElementTag in interface PersistentDefinition
    
    Overrides:
    
    getXMLElementTag in class PersistableDefObject
    
    Returns:
    returns the Statement required to store in Persitent Storage. Incase of XML, it just returns the String. In the case of SQL a JDBC PreparedStatement is returned.
  - printXMLDefinition
```
protected java.lang.String printXMLDefinition(Row row,
                                  java.util.Hashtable allDefs,
                                  java.io.PrintWriter pw,
                                  int depthCount)
```
    Prints DTD for this attribute and returns the xml-tag for this row to be included in the rowset's declaration. If this attribute is a rowset and bContainees is true, calls the RowSet for the attribute to print it's definition and returns the RowSet's xml-tag.
  - getUIHelper
```
public AttributeHints getUIHelper()
```
    return the AttributeHints interface implemented by this class
    
    Specified by:
    
    getUIHelper in interface AttributeDef
    
    See Also:
    AttributeHints
  - getLocaleName
```
public java.lang.String getLocaleName(LocaleContext locale,
                             java.lang.String sName)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    function for retrieving the locale name of a hint
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLocaleName in interface AttributeHints
  - getResourceBundleDef
```
public ResourceBundleDef getResourceBundleDef()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getResourceBundleDef in interface ResourceBundleOwner
    
    Specified by:
    
    getResourceBundleDef in interface ValidationManager
    
    Specified by:
    
    getResourceBundleDef in interface VariableManagerOwnerBase
  - getResourcePrefix
```
public java.lang.String getResourcePrefix()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getResourcePrefix in interface ResourceBundleOwner
  - 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 Properties
    
    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.
  - requiresNamePrefixedResId
```
protected boolean requiresNamePrefixedResId()
```
    Overrides:
    
    requiresNamePrefixedResId in class NamedObjectImpl
  - resolvePropertyRaw
```
protected java.lang.Object resolvePropertyRaw(java.lang.String property,
                                  LocaleContext locale)
```
    Overrides:
    
    resolvePropertyRaw in class DefObject
  - resolveObjectProperty
```
protected java.lang.Object resolveObjectProperty(java.lang.String property,
                                     LocaleContext locale)
```
    Overrides:
    
    resolveObjectProperty in class NamedObjectImpl
  - getAllProperties
```
public java.util.HashMap getAllProperties(java.util.HashMap map,
                                 LocaleContext locale)
```
    Overrides:
    
    getAllProperties in class DefObject
  - getLabel
```
public final java.lang.String getLabel(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Retrieves the label to be used in any attribute prompts
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLabel in interface GenericHints
  - hasHintOverride
```
public boolean hasHintOverride(LocaleContext locale,
                      java.lang.String hintName)
```
  - hasHintDefined
```
public boolean hasHintDefined(LocaleContext locale,
                     java.lang.String hintName)
```
  - addCompOper
```
public void addCompOper(JboCompOper oper)
```
  - removeCompOper
```
public boolean removeCompOper(java.lang.String id)
```
  - getCompOpers
```
public java.util.ArrayList getCompOpers()
```
  - getCompOpers
```
public java.lang.String[][] getCompOpers(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    Returns a Map of operators for this attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCompOpers in interface AttributeHints
  - getTooltip
```
public final java.lang.String getTooltip(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Retrives the tooltip text to be used for this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTooltip in interface GenericHints
  - getLabelPlural
```
public final java.lang.String getLabelPlural(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Retrives the label plural text to be used for this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLabelPlural in interface GenericHints
  - getDefinitionState
```
public java.lang.String getDefinitionState(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Retrives the definition state string that indicates if this object is deprecated. The two possible values are: DEFINITION_STATE_ACTIVE DEFINITION_STATE_DEPRECATED
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDefinitionState in interface GenericHints
    
    Overrides:
    
    getDefinitionState in class DefinitionObject
  - getDisplayHint
```
public final java.lang.String getDisplayHint(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Retrieves the display hint that dictates whether this attribute should be visible or not. The two possible values are: ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_DISPLAY = "Display"; ATTRIBUTE_DISPLAY_HINT_HIDE = "Hide";
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDisplayHint in interface AttributeHints
  - getPayloadHint
```
public java.lang.String getPayloadHint(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Retrieves the payload hint that dictates whether this attribute should be included in service payload or not. The possible values are:
    - ATTRIBUTE_PAYLOAD_HINT_HIDE
    - null
    Specified by:
    
    getPayloadHint in interface AttributeHints
  - getControlType
```
public final int getControlType(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Returns the preferred control type for this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getControlType in interface AttributeHints
  - getDisplayWidth
```
public final int getDisplayWidth(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Returns the display width for this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDisplayWidth in interface AttributeHints
  - getDisplayHeight
```
public final int getDisplayHeight(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Returns the display width for this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDisplayHeight in interface AttributeHints
  - isAutoSubmit
```
public final boolean isAutoSubmit(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Returns the autoSubmit value for this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    isAutoSubmit in interface AttributeHints
  - getFieldOrder
```
public final double getFieldOrder(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Returns the field order for this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFieldOrder in interface AttributeHints
  - getCategory
```
public final java.lang.String getCategory(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Returns the category that this attribute belongs to
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCategory in interface AttributeHints
  - getHint
```
public java.lang.String getHint(LocaleContext locale,
                       java.lang.String sHintName)
```
    Return defaulted hint value
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHint in interface AttributeHints
  - getHintValue
```
public java.lang.String getHintValue(LocaleContext locale,
                            java.lang.String sHintName)
```
    Return non-defaulted hint value
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHintValue in interface GenericHints
  - getFormat
```
public final java.lang.String getFormat(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    returns the format string stored in the ui hints
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFormat in interface AttributeHints
  - getFormatter
```
public final Formatter getFormatter(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    returns the formatter object stored in the ui hints
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFormatter in interface AttributeHints
  - hasFormatInformation
```
public final boolean hasFormatInformation(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    Return true if any format hints have been defined for this attribute. This function should eb used to bracket any calls to the formatting api.
    
    Specified by:
    
    hasFormatInformation in interface AttributeHints
  - getFormattedAttribute
```
public final java.lang.String getFormattedAttribute(AttributeList attrList,
                                     LocaleContext locale)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    Returns the formatted value for the attribute. The AttributeList parameter will usually be an instance of the oracle.jbo.Row class.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFormattedAttribute in interface AttributeHints
  - parseFormattedAttribute
```
public final java.lang.Object parseFormattedAttribute(java.lang.String sValue,
                                       LocaleContext locale)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    Strips off the formatting from a string and constructs an instance of the attribute's domain using the 'clean' string as a parameter of the contructor.
    
    Specified by:
    
    parseFormattedAttribute in interface AttributeHints
  - displayInShortForm
```
public final boolean displayInShortForm(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Description copied from interface: AttributeHints
    
    Returns true if the attribute is to displayed in the short(summary) form.
    
    Specified by:
    
    displayInShortForm in interface AttributeHints
  - getFormatterClassName
```
public final java.lang.String getFormatterClassName(LocaleContext locale)
```
    Returns the formatter object stored in the ui hints
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFormatterClassName in interface AttributeHints
  - getHints
```
public java.util.Map getHints()
```
  - getHintsFromResource
```
public java.util.HashMap getHintsFromResource(LocaleContext locale)
```
  - getHistoryKind
```
public byte getHistoryKind()
```
    Gets the attribute history kind.
    
    Returns:
    one of the HISTORY constants defined for this class.
  - setHistoryKind
```
public void setHistoryKind(byte historyKind)
```
  - isHistoryColumn
```
public boolean isHistoryColumn()
```
  - convertHistoryColumnFlagToString
```
public static java.lang.String convertHistoryColumnFlagToString(byte flag)
```
  - convertHistoryColumnStringToFlag
```
public static byte convertHistoryColumnStringToFlag(java.lang.String str,
                                    byte editable)
```
  - isCascadeUpdateParticipant
```
protected final boolean isCascadeUpdateParticipant()
```
  - getMessageBundleClass
```
public java.lang.Class getMessageBundleClass()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getMessageBundleClass in interface VariableManagerOwnerBase
  - getPermissionDef
```
public oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef getPermissionDef()
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
    Returns the security metadata for this attribute.
  - setPermissionDef
```
public void setPermissionDef(oracle.adf.share.security.binding.BindingPermissionDef permDef)
```
  - getBackwardDependencies
```
public java.util.List getBackwardDependencies()
```
  - getBackwardDependenciesNames
```
public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getBackwardDependenciesNames()
```
  - setBackwardDependencies
```
public void setBackwardDependencies(java.util.List arr)
```
  - createAttributeDependencyImpl
```
public static AttributeDependency createAttributeDependencyImpl(java.lang.String name,
                                                AttributeDependency.Type type)
```
    Deprecated. since 11.1.1.5.0
    
    For internal framework use only
    
    For internal use only. Application developers should not use this
  - addBackwardDependency
```
public void addBackwardDependency(java.lang.String attrName)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - addBackwardDependency
```
public void addBackwardDependency(AttributeDependency attrDep)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - removeBackwardDependency
```
public boolean removeBackwardDependency(java.lang.String attrName)
```
  - getForwardDependencyAttributes
```
public java.util.ArrayList getForwardDependencyAttributes()
```
  - addForwardDependency
```
public void addForwardDependency(java.lang.String attrName)
```
    Internal: Applications should not use this method.
  - loadDependencies
```
protected void loadDependencies(DefElement xmlElement)
```
  - getExprVarVal
```
public java.lang.Object getExprVarVal(java.lang.String varName)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getExprVarVal in interface ExprValueSupplier
  - setExprVarVal
```
public void setExprVarVal(java.lang.String varName,
                 java.lang.Object val)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setExprVarVal in interface ExprValueSupplier
  - getResourcesFromBundle
```
protected void getResourcesFromBundle(LocaleContext locale,
                          java.util.HashMap map)
```
    Overrides:
    
    getResourcesFromBundle in class NamedObjectImpl
  - addExtendedDefObject
```
protected void addExtendedDefObject(DefinitionObject extendedDefObject)
```
    Overrides:
    
    addExtendedDefObject in class PersistableDefObject
  - getExtendedDefObjects
```
public java.util.ArrayList getExtendedDefObjects()
```
    Description copied from class: DefinitionObject
    
    Returns copied list of extended definition objects.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getExtendedDefObjects in class DefinitionObject
  - getExtendedDefObjectsInternal
```
public java.util.List<DefinitionObject> getExtendedDefObjectsInternal()
```
    Overrides:
    
    getExtendedDefObjectsInternal in class PersistableDefObject
  - hasExtendedDefObjects
```
public boolean hasExtendedDefObjects()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hasExtendedDefObjects in class PersistableDefObject
  - getAllExtendedDefObjects
```
public java.util.List getAllExtendedDefObjects()
```
    Overrides:
    
    getAllExtendedDefObjects in class DefinitionObject
  - diffContents
```
public DifferDetails diffContents(DiffMergeable docDef,
                         DiffMergeable orgDef,
                         DifferDetails difDetails)
```
    Specified by:
    
    diffContents in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    diffContents in class PersistableDefObject
  - diffChildren
```
public DifferDetails diffChildren(DiffMergeable docDef,
                         DiffMergeable orgDef,
                         DifferDetails difDetails)
```
    Specified by:
    
    diffChildren in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    diffChildren in class DefObject
  - applyDiffContents
```
public void applyDiffContents(DifferDetails dif,
                     DiffResolver resolver)
```
    Specified by:
    
    applyDiffContents in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    applyDiffContents in class PersistableDefObject
  - applyDiffChildren
```
public void applyDiffChildren(DifferDetails dif,
                     DiffResolver resolver)
```
    Specified by:
    
    applyDiffChildren in interface DiffMergeable
    
    Overrides:
    
    applyDiffChildren in class DefObject

Class AttributeDefImpl

Nested Class Summary

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

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeHints

Field Summary

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.AttributeDef

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.AttributeHints

Fields inherited from interface oracle.jbo.GenericHints

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

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

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.AttributeDef

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.Properties

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.rules.ValidationManager

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.VariableManagerOwner

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

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jbo.mom.DiffMergeable

Field Detail

ATTR_LOAD_EACH

ATTR_LOAD_BULK

ATTR_LOAD_SKIP

mColumnName

mQueriable

mUnique

mPrimaryKey

mDiscrColumn

mMandatory

mRetrievedOnInsert

mRetrievedOnUpdate

mDef

mObjectTableRef

mObjectTableOID

mOIDAttrNames

mObjectType

mNotNull

mPrecision

mScale

mUpdateable

mKind

mAttrLoad

mType

mIndex

mDefaultValue

mDomainName

mJavaType

mElemType

mReadMethod

mWriteMethod

mTypeFactory

mElemFactory

mTypeFactoryInitialized

mSQLBuilder

mResolveAccessors

mHistoryKind

mEffectiveDateType

mIsEffectiveDateSequence

mIsEffectiveDateSequenceFlag

HISTORY_NOT_DEFINED

HISTORY_CREATE_DATE

HISTORY_MODIFY_DATE

HISTORY_CREATE_USER

HISTORY_MODIFY_USER

HISTORY_MODIFY_VERSION

EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_NONE

EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_START

EFFECTIVE_DATE_TYPE_END

mBCheckedForSIF

mBCheckSIFCtrlHints

mDataSecurity

Constructor Detail

AttributeDefImpl

Method Detail