org.andromda.metafacades.uml

Interface EntityAttribute

All Superinterfaces:

AttributeFacade, ModelElementFacade

All Known Subinterfaces:

ManageableEntityAttribute

public interface EntityAttribute
extends AttributeFacade

Represents an attribute of an entity. Metafacade interface to be used by AndroMDA cartridges.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getColumnIndex() The name of the index to create on a column that persists the entity attribute.
String	getColumnLength() The length of the column that persists this entity attribute.
String	getColumnName() The name of the table column to which this entity is mapped.
TypeMappings	getJdbcMappings() The PIM to language specific mappings for JDBC.
String	getJdbcType() The JDBC type for this entity attribute.
TypeMappings	getSqlMappings() The SQL mappings (i.e.
String	getSqlType() The SQL type for this attribute.
String	getUniqueGroup() The name of the unique-key that this unique attribute belongs
boolean	isEntityAttributeMetaType() Indicates the metafacade type (used for metafacade mappings).
boolean	isIdentifier() True if this attribute is an identifier for its entity.
boolean	isTransient() Indicates this attribute should be ignored by the persistence layer.

Methods inherited from interface org.andromda.metafacades.uml.AttributeFacade

findTaggedValue, getDefaultValue, getEnumeration, getEnumerationLiteralParameters, getEnumerationValue, getGetterName, getGetterSetterTypeName, getLower, getOwner, getSetterName, getType, getUpper, isAddOnly, isAttributeFacadeMetaType, isChangeable, isDefaultValuePresent, isDerived, isEnumerationLiteral, isEnumerationLiteralParametersExist, isEnumerationMember, isLeaf, isMany, isOrdered, isReadOnly, isRequired, isStatic, isUnique

Methods inherited from interface org.andromda.metafacades.uml.ModelElementFacade

copyTaggedValues, findTaggedValue, findTaggedValues, getBindedFullyQualifiedName, getConstraints, getConstraints, getDocumentation, getDocumentation, getDocumentation, getFullyQualifiedName, getFullyQualifiedName, getFullyQualifiedNamePath, getId, getKeywords, getLabel, getLanguageMappings, getModel, getName, getPackage, getPackageName, getPackageName, getPackagePath, getQualifiedName, getRootPackage, getSourceDependencies, getStateMachineContext, getStereotypeNames, getStereotypes, getTaggedValues, getTargetDependencies, getTemplateParameter, getTemplateParameters, getValidationName, getValidationOwner, getVisibility, hasExactStereotype, hasKeyword, hasStereotype, initialize, isBindingDependenciesPresent, isConstraintsPresent, isDocumentationPresent, isModelElementFacadeMetaType, isReservedWord, isTemplateParametersPresent, isValidIdentifierName, translateConstraint, translateConstraints, translateConstraints, validateInvariants

Method Detail

isEntityAttributeMetaType

boolean isEntityAttributeMetaType()

Indicates the metafacade type (used for metafacade mappings).

Returns:

boolean always true

getColumnIndex

String getColumnIndex()

The name of the index to create on a column that persists the entity attribute.

Returns:

String

getColumnLength

String getColumnLength()

The length of the column that persists this entity attribute.

Returns:

String

getColumnName

String getColumnName()

The name of the table column to which this entity is mapped.

Returns:

String

getJdbcMappings

TypeMappings getJdbcMappings()

The PIM to language specific mappings for JDBC.

Returns:

TypeMappings

getJdbcType

String getJdbcType()

The JDBC type for this entity attribute.

Returns:

String

getSqlMappings

TypeMappings getSqlMappings()

The SQL mappings (i.e. the mappings which provide PIM to SQL mappings).

Returns:

TypeMappings

getSqlType

String getSqlType()

The SQL type for this attribute.

Returns:

String

getUniqueGroup

String getUniqueGroup()

The name of the unique-key that this unique attribute belongs

Returns:

String

isIdentifier

boolean isIdentifier()

True if this attribute is an identifier for its entity.

Returns:

boolean

isTransient

boolean isTransient()

Indicates this attribute should be ignored by the persistence layer.

Returns:

boolean