Package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.schemaframework

Class ForeignKeyConstraint

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.persistence.tools.schemaframework.ForeignKeyConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ForeignKeyConstraint
extends Object
implements Serializable

Purpose: Define a foreign key from one table to another. This support composite foreign keys can constraint options.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected boolean	disableForeignKey
protected String	foreignKeyDefinition
protected String	name
protected boolean	shouldCascadeOnDelete
protected List<String>	sourceFields
protected List<String>	targetFields
protected String	targetTable

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ForeignKeyConstraint()
ForeignKeyConstraint(String name, String sourceField, String targetField, String targetTable)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addSourceField(String sourceField)
void	addTargetField(String targetField)
void	appendDBString(Writer writer, org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession session)	INTERNAL: Append the database field definition string to the table creation statement.
void	cascadeOnDelete()	PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database.
boolean	disableForeignKey()
void	dontCascadeOnDelete()	PUBLIC: Disables delete cascading on the database, this is the default.
String	getForeignKeyDefinition()
String	getName()
List<String>	getSourceFields()
List<String>	getTargetFields()
String	getTargetTable()
boolean	hasForeignKeyDefinition()
boolean	isDisableForeignKey()
void	setDisableForeignKey(boolean disableForeignKey)
void	setForeignKeyDefinition(String foreignKeyDefinition)
void	setName(String name)
void	setShouldCascadeOnDelete(boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete)	PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database.
void	setSourceFields(List<String> sourceFields)
void	setTargetFields(List<String> targetFields)
void	setTargetTable(String targetTable)
boolean	shouldCascadeOnDelete()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

name

protected String name

sourceFields

protected List<String> sourceFields

targetFields

protected List<String> targetFields

targetTable

protected String targetTable

shouldCascadeOnDelete

protected boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete

foreignKeyDefinition

protected String foreignKeyDefinition

disableForeignKey

protected boolean disableForeignKey

Constructor Details

ForeignKeyConstraint

public ForeignKeyConstraint()

ForeignKeyConstraint

public ForeignKeyConstraint(String name,
 String sourceField,
 String targetField,
 String targetTable)

Method Details

addSourceField

public void addSourceField(String sourceField)

addTargetField

public void addTargetField(String targetField)

appendDBString

public void appendDBString(Writer writer,
 org.eclipse.persistence.internal.sessions.AbstractSession session)

INTERNAL: Append the database field definition string to the table creation statement.

cascadeOnDelete

public void cascadeOnDelete()

PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database. This must be used carefully, i.e. only private relationships.

disableForeignKey

public boolean disableForeignKey()

dontCascadeOnDelete

public void dontCascadeOnDelete()

PUBLIC: Disables delete cascading on the database, this is the default.

getForeignKeyDefinition

public String getForeignKeyDefinition()

getName

public String getName()

getSourceFields

public List<String> getSourceFields()

getTargetFields

public List<String> getTargetFields()

getTargetTable

public String getTargetTable()

hasForeignKeyDefinition

public boolean hasForeignKeyDefinition()

isDisableForeignKey

public boolean isDisableForeignKey()

setDisableForeignKey

public void setDisableForeignKey(boolean disableForeignKey)

setForeignKeyDefinition

public void setForeignKeyDefinition(String foreignKeyDefinition)

setName

public void setName(String name)

setShouldCascadeOnDelete

public void setShouldCascadeOnDelete(boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete)

PUBLIC: Enables delete cascading on the database. This must be used carefully, i.e. only private relationships.

setSourceFields

public void setSourceFields(List<String> sourceFields)

setTargetFields

public void setTargetFields(List<String> targetFields)

setTargetTable

public void setTargetTable(String targetTable)

shouldCascadeOnDelete

public boolean shouldCascadeOnDelete()