org.tentackle.model

Class MethodArgument

java.lang.Object

org.tentackle.model.MethodArgument

public class MethodArgument
extends Object

Argument to use in select- and delete-methods.

Author:

harald

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MethodArgument(Relation relation, Attribute attribute) Creates a method argument.
MethodArgument(Relation relation, String foreignAttributeName, Attribute attribute) Creates a method argument for another foreign attribute as the relation points to.
MethodArgument(Relation relation, String foreignAttributeName, String value) Creates a method argument for another foreign attribute as the relation points to. If value is a String it must be enclosed in double quotes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Attribute	getAttribute() Gets the local attribute.
Attribute	getForeignAttribute() Gets the foreign attribute.
String	getMethodArgument() Gets the string for the method argument.
String	getSetterMethod() Gets the name of the setter method of the foreign attribute.
String	getValue() Gets the fixed value.
boolean	isValue() Returns whether the method argument is a fixed value.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MethodArgument

public MethodArgument(Relation relation,
                      Attribute attribute)

Creates a method argument.

Parameters:

relation - relation for delayed determination of the foreign attribute

attribute - attribute of the current entity

MethodArgument

public MethodArgument(Relation relation,
                      String foreignAttributeName,
                      Attribute attribute)

Creates a method argument for another foreign attribute as the relation points to.

Parameters:

relation - relation for delayed determination of the foreign attribute

foreignAttributeName - the name of the foreign attribute

attribute - attribute of the current entity

MethodArgument

public MethodArgument(Relation relation,
                      String foreignAttributeName,
                      String value)

Creates a method argument for another foreign attribute as the relation points to.
If value is a String it must be enclosed in double quotes.

Parameters:

relation - relation for delayed determination of the foreign attribute

foreignAttributeName - the name of the foreign attribute

value - the fixed value in its representation as a string

Method Detail

isValue

public boolean isValue()

Returns whether the method argument is a fixed value.

Returns:

true if value, else attribute

getForeignAttribute

public Attribute getForeignAttribute()

Gets the foreign attribute.

Returns:

the attribute of the relation's entity (never null)

getAttribute

public Attribute getAttribute()

Gets the local attribute.

Returns:

the attribute of the local entity, null if fixed value

getValue

public String getValue()

Gets the fixed value.

Returns:

the value (only valid if isValid() == true)

getMethodArgument

public String getMethodArgument()

Gets the string for the method argument.

Returns:

the argument string

getSetterMethod

public String getSetterMethod()

Gets the name of the setter method of the foreign attribute.

Returns:

the setter method

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object