org.objectweb.jorm.metainfo.api
Interface PrimitiveElement

All Superinterfaces:

MetaObject, java.io.Serializable, TypedElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

ScalarField

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPrimitiveElement

public interface PrimitiveElement

extends TypedElement

A PrimitiveElement is a field with a primitive type. Type can be boolean | byte | char | short | int | long | float | double | string | serialized| date | time | timestamp A primitive type can not be extended.

Author:

X. Spengler

Method Summary

ValueMapping	createValueMapping(java.lang.String mapperName, java.lang.String mappingName) Creates a new ValueMapping object for the current element.
ValueMapping	getValueMapping(java.lang.String mapperName, java.lang.String mappingName) Returns a ValueMapping object for the current element object.
boolean	isScalar() Allows to know if the current Field is a scalar field or not.
java.util.Iterator	iterateValueMapping() Allows to know all the ValueMapping object used for the current element.

Methods inherited from interface org.objectweb.jorm.metainfo.api.TypedElement

getName, getType

Methods inherited from interface org.objectweb.jorm.metainfo.api.MetaObject

getParent, setParent

Method Detail

isScalar

public boolean isScalar()

Allows to know if the current Field is a scalar field or not.

Returns:

true, if the Field is scalar, else false, if the Field is not scalar

getValueMapping

public ValueMapping getValueMapping(java.lang.String mapperName,
                                    java.lang.String mappingName)

Returns a ValueMapping object for the current element object. If the corresponding object does not exist, null is returned.

Parameters:

mapperName - the name of the mapping element name

mappingName - the name of the mapping name

Returns:

a ValueMapping object. If there is no value mapping object, null is returned.

createValueMapping

public ValueMapping createValueMapping(java.lang.String mapperName,
                                       java.lang.String mappingName)

Creates a new ValueMapping object for the current element. This mapping is defined by the name of the mapper, and the name of the mapping. If the object already exists, it is returned.

Parameters:

mapperName - the name of the mapper name

mappingName - the name of the mapping name

Returns:

a new ValueMapping object. This object is dependent from the mapper.

iterateValueMapping

public java.util.Iterator iterateValueMapping()

Allows to know all the ValueMapping object used for the current element.

Returns:

an iterator object on ValueMapping object. If no ValueMapping is declared, an empty iterator is returned.