org.pajes.db.entity
Class Value

java.lang.Object
  org.pajes.db.entity.Value

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Value
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

A representation of the value in a single column in a single entity (row) in a database entity.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Attributes	getAttributes() Returns the entity attribute with which this value is associated.
int	getDataType() Retrieves the SQL data type of this attribute.
Entity	getEntity() Returns the Entity object to which this attribute belongs.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the database column name that this attribute represents.
java.lang.Object	getValue() Retrieves the current value of this attribute.
java.lang.Object	getValue(boolean initial) Retrieves the value of the attribute.
boolean	isAutoIncrement() Determines whether this attribute is automatically incremented by the database server.
boolean	isChanged() Returns the status of the attribute value.
boolean	isDate() Determines if this attribute represents a date/time value or not.
boolean	isNumeric() Determines if this attribute represents a numeric value or not.
boolean	setValue(java.lang.Object value) Alters the existing value of this object.
boolean	setValue(java.lang.Object value, boolean initial) Alters the existing value of this object.
boolean	setValue(java.lang.String text, boolean initial) Alters the existing value of this object.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the current value as a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getAttributes

public Attributes getAttributes()

Returns the entity attribute with which this value is associated.

Returns:

the attributes object.

getDataType

public int getDataType()

Retrieves the SQL data type of this attribute.

Returns:

the SQL data type of this attribute.

getEntity

public Entity getEntity()

Returns the Entity object to which this attribute belongs.

Returns:

the Entity object to which this attribute belongs.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the database column name that this attribute represents.

Returns:

the database column name that this attribute represents.

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Retrieves the current value of this attribute.

Returns:

the attribute value.

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue(boolean initial)

Retrieves the value of the attribute.

Parameters:

initial - true if the value returned is to be the initial value of this attribute, or false if the current value is to be returned.

Returns:

the attribute value.

isAutoIncrement

public boolean isAutoIncrement()

Determines whether this attribute is automatically incremented by the database server.

Returns:

true if the value of the attribute is automatically incremented.

isChanged

public boolean isChanged()

Returns the status of the attribute value.

Returns:

true if the value of the attribute has been updated.

isDate

public boolean isDate()

Determines if this attribute represents a date/time value or not.

Returns:

true if this attribute represents a date/time value, or false if it does not.

isNumeric

public boolean isNumeric()

Determines if this attribute represents a numeric value or not.

Returns:

true if this attribute represents a numeric value, or false if it does not.

setValue

public boolean setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Alters the existing value of this object. The change is NOT automatically reflected in the database.

Parameters:

value - the new value.

Returns:

true if the value was updated, or false if it was not (eg that value had not changed).

setValue

public boolean setValue(java.lang.Object value,
                        boolean initial)

Alters the existing value of this object. The change is NOT automatically reflected in the database.

Parameters:

value - the new value.

initial - true if the value provided is the initial value of this attribute.

Returns:

true if the value was updated, or false if it was not (eg that value had not changed).

setValue

public boolean setValue(java.lang.String text,
                        boolean initial)

Alters the existing value of this object. The change is NOT automatically reflected in the database.

Parameters:

text - the new value as a String, which will be converted to an appropriate Object based on the data type of this object.

initial - true if the value provided is the initial value of this attribute.

Returns:

true if the value was updated, or false if it was not (eg that value had not changed).

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the current value as a String.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the value. If the value is null, the String "null" is returned.