edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core
Class ForeignKey

java.lang.Object
  edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.M4Object
      edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.M4Data
          edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.Key
              edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.ForeignKey

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, ForeignKey, Key, M4Data, M4Object, M4Table, java.io.Serializable, XmlInfo

public class ForeignKey

extends Key

implements ForeignKey

This class implements the foreign key functionality.

Version:

$Id: ForeignKey.java,v 1.4 2006/04/11 14:10:13 euler Exp $

Author:

Timm Euler

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.Key

ATTRIB_HEAD_FK_CS, ATTRIB_HEAD_ID, ATTRIB_HEAD_NAME, ATTRIB_HEAD_PK_CS, M4_TABLE_NAME, m4Info

Fields inherited from class edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.M4Data

myDocumentation

Fields inherited from class edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.M4Object

myId, myName

Fields inherited from interface edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.utils.XmlInfo

M4_XML_VERSION, TAG_COLLECTION, TAG_DOUBLE, TAG_INTEGER, TAG_LONG, TAG_M4_ID, TAG_SHORT, TAG_STRING, TAG_XML_ID

Fields inherited from interface edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.utils.M4Table

NOT_NULL

Constructor Summary

ForeignKey(DB m4Db)
Constructor for ForeignKeyImpl.

Method Summary

void	addColumnLink(Column fkColumn, Column pkColumn) Adds a Column Link to this ForeignKey.
ForeignKey	copy(Columnset newColumnSet)
java.util.Collection	getAllColumnLinks() This method returns a Collection of ForeignKeyLinks.
protected Column	getColumn(KeyMember km)
java.util.Collection	getDependentObjects() This method is part of the XML-serialization and needs to be implemented by all M4Data sub-classes that need to be serialized.
ForeignKeyLink	getFirstColumnLink() Convenience method used by classes that assume that each ForeignKey link involves only one Column in each of the two Columnsets.
Column	getForeignForPrimaryColumn(Column thePrimaryKeyColumn) Returns the foreign key column that is associated with the given primary key column, if the latter exists in this ForeignKey.
Columnset	getForeignKeyColumnset() Getter method.
protected java.util.Collection	getObjectsInNamespace(java.lang.Class typeOfObjects) This method returns the objects of the specified type that form a namespace in the scope of this M4Data object.
Column	getPrimaryForForeignColumn(Column theForeignKeyColumn) Returns the primary key column that is associated with the given foreign key column, if the latter exists in this ForeignKey.
Columnset	getPrimaryKeyColumnset() Getter method.
Relation	getRelation() Getter method.
boolean	isColumnContainedInForeignColumns(Column theColumn) Returns TRUE iff the given Column acts as a foreign key Column in this ForeignKey.
boolean	isColumnContainedInPrimaryColumns(Column theColumn) Returns TRUE iff the given Column acts as a primary key Column in this ForeignKey.
void	primitiveSetForeignKeyColumnset(Columnset cs) Primitive setter, do not use it!
void	primitiveSetPrimaryKeyColumnset(Columnset cs) Primitive setter, do not use it!
void	removeAllColumnLinks() Empties this ForeignKey of all Column Links.
void	removeColumn(java.lang.String name) Removing a Column from the Key, but not from the Columnset the Column belongs to.
void	removeColumnLink(java.lang.String name) Removes a Column Link from this ForeignKey.
void	removeForeignKeyColumnset()
void	removePrimaryKeyColumnset()
void	setForeignKeyColumnset(Columnset cs) Setter method.
void	setPrimaryKeyColumnset(Columnset cs) Setter method.
void	setRelation(Relation rel, boolean isFrom) Setter method.
void	setRelationPrimitive(Relation r) Primitive setter.

Methods inherited from class edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.Key

addMember, deleteSoon, getIdAttributeName, getM4Info, getM4TableName, getMembers, getXmlInfo, print, removeAllColumns, removeAllM4References, removeMemberByForeignColumnName, removeMemberByPrimaryColumnName, removeMembers, setMembers

Methods inherited from class edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.M4Data

deleteLocal, exportLocal, genericGetter, genericSetter, getDocumentation, getObjectsReferencingMe, getObjectsReferencingMe, getObjectTag, getValidName, getXmlIdTag, getXmlVersion, hasDeleteStatus, importLocal, isDirty, isWaitingForDelete, primitiveGetDocObject, primitiveSetDocObject, readFromDb, readFromDbLocal, removeDocObject, removeFromDb, removeSetFromDb, setDirty, setDocumentation, setId, setName, storeLocal, updateObjectsFromTable

Methods inherited from class edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.core.M4Object

compareTo, doPrint, doPrint, equals, executeBusinessSingleValueSqlRead, executeBusinessSingleValueSqlReadL, executeBusinessSqlRead, executeBusinessSqlWrite, executeM4SingleValueSqlRead, executeM4SingleValueSqlReadL, executeM4SqlRead, executeM4SqlWrite, getCasePrintObject, getId, getM4Db, getM4ObjectFromCache, getName, getNextM4SequenceValue, isNew, load, putM4ObjectToCache, replaceSpacesInName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.M4Data

deleteSoon, getDocumentation, getValidName, isDirty, isWaitingForDelete, setDocumentation

Methods inherited from interface edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.M4Object

doPrint, doPrint, equals, executeBusinessSingleValueSqlRead, executeBusinessSingleValueSqlReadL, executeBusinessSqlRead, executeBusinessSqlWrite, executeM4SingleValueSqlRead, executeM4SingleValueSqlReadL, executeM4SqlRead, executeM4SqlWrite, getCasePrintObject, getId, getM4Db, getM4ObjectFromCache, getName, getNextM4SequenceValue, isNew, load, print, putM4ObjectToCache, replaceSpacesInName, setId, setName

Methods inherited from interface edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.utils.XmlInfo

doPrint, doPrint, exportLocal, genericGetter, genericSetter, getObjectTag, getXmlIdTag, getXmlVersion, importLocal

Constructor Detail

ForeignKey

public ForeignKey(DB m4Db)

Constructor for ForeignKeyImpl.

Parameters:

m4Db - The DB object

Method Detail

getObjectsInNamespace

protected java.util.Collection getObjectsInNamespace(java.lang.Class typeOfObjects)
                                              throws M4Exception

Description copied from class: M4Data

This method returns the objects of the specified type that form a namespace in the scope of this M4Data object. For example, a Concept's namespace for the type BaseAttribute is the Collection of all BaseAttributes for this Concept. Many M4Data objects never have a namespace, they return null. If a namespace could exist but doesn't, an empty Collection is returned.

Specified by:

getObjectsInNamespace in class M4Data

Parameters:

typeOfObjects - the type of objects that form the namespace

Returns:

a Collection of objects of type typeOfObjects, or null.

Throws:

M4Exception

See Also:

M4Data.getObjectsInNamespace(Class)

getColumn

protected Column getColumn(KeyMember km)

See Also:

edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.Key#getColumn(KeyMember)

addColumnLink

public void addColumnLink(Column fkColumn,
                          Column pkColumn)
                   throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Adds a Column Link to this ForeignKey. A ForeignKey may consist of one or more Columns in each of the two Columnsets. The Columns in the two Columnsets will be mapped to each other.

Specified by:

addColumnLink in interface ForeignKey

Parameters:

fkColumn - The foreign key Column to add to this ForeignKey.

pkColumn - The primary key Column that is referenced by fkColumn.

Throws:

M4Exception

See Also:

miningmart.m4.ForeignKey#addColumn(Column, Column)

isColumnContainedInForeignColumns

public boolean isColumnContainedInForeignColumns(Column theColumn)
                                          throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Returns TRUE iff the given Column acts as a foreign key Column in this ForeignKey.

Specified by:

isColumnContainedInForeignColumns in interface ForeignKey

Parameters:

theColumn - the given Column

Returns:

true iff it is a foreign key column

Throws:

M4Exception

isColumnContainedInPrimaryColumns

public boolean isColumnContainedInPrimaryColumns(Column theColumn)
                                          throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Returns TRUE iff the given Column acts as a primary key Column in this ForeignKey.

Specified by:

isColumnContainedInPrimaryColumns in interface ForeignKey

Parameters:

theColumn - the given Column

Returns:

true iff it is a primary key column

Throws:

M4Exception

getPrimaryForForeignColumn

public Column getPrimaryForForeignColumn(Column theForeignKeyColumn)
                                  throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Returns the primary key column that is associated with the given foreign key column, if the latter exists in this ForeignKey. Otherwise NULL is returned.

Specified by:

getPrimaryForForeignColumn in interface ForeignKey

Parameters:

theForeignKeyColumn - the given foreign key column

Returns:

the associated primary key column or NULL

Throws:

M4Exception

getForeignForPrimaryColumn

public Column getForeignForPrimaryColumn(Column thePrimaryKeyColumn)
                                  throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Returns the foreign key column that is associated with the given primary key column, if the latter exists in this ForeignKey. Otherwise NULL is returned.

Specified by:

getForeignForPrimaryColumn in interface ForeignKey

Parameters:

thePrimaryKeyColumn - the given primary key column

Returns:

the associated foreign key column or NULL

Throws:

M4Exception

copy

public ForeignKey copy(Columnset newColumnSet)
                throws M4Exception

Specified by:

copy in interface ForeignKey

Throws:

M4Exception

See Also:

edu.udo.cs.miningmart.m4.ForeignKey#copy(ColumnSet)

getPrimaryKeyColumnset

public Columnset getPrimaryKeyColumnset()
                                 throws M4Exception

Getter method.

Specified by:

getPrimaryKeyColumnset in interface ForeignKey

Specified by:

getPrimaryKeyColumnset in class Key

Returns:

The columnset of the primary key of this Key

Throws:

M4Exception

setPrimaryKeyColumnset

public void setPrimaryKeyColumnset(Columnset cs)
                            throws M4Exception

Setter method.

Specified by:

setPrimaryKeyColumnset in interface ForeignKey

Specified by:

setPrimaryKeyColumnset in class Key

Parameters:

cs - The new columnset of the primary key of this Key

Throws:

M4Exception

removePrimaryKeyColumnset

public void removePrimaryKeyColumnset()
                               throws M4Exception

Specified by:

removePrimaryKeyColumnset in interface ForeignKey

Throws:

M4Exception

primitiveSetPrimaryKeyColumnset

public void primitiveSetPrimaryKeyColumnset(Columnset cs)

Primitive setter, do not use it!

Specified by:

primitiveSetPrimaryKeyColumnset in class Key

getForeignKeyColumnset

public Columnset getForeignKeyColumnset()
                                 throws M4Exception

Getter method.

Specified by:

getForeignKeyColumnset in interface ForeignKey

Specified by:

getForeignKeyColumnset in class Key

Returns:

The columnset of the foreign key of this Key

Throws:

M4Exception

setForeignKeyColumnset

public void setForeignKeyColumnset(Columnset cs)
                            throws M4Exception

Setter method.

Specified by:

setForeignKeyColumnset in interface ForeignKey

Specified by:

setForeignKeyColumnset in class Key

Parameters:

cs - The new columnset of the foreign key of this Key

Throws:

M4Exception

removeForeignKeyColumnset

public void removeForeignKeyColumnset()
                               throws M4Exception

Specified by:

removeForeignKeyColumnset in interface ForeignKey

Throws:

M4Exception

primitiveSetForeignKeyColumnset

public void primitiveSetForeignKeyColumnset(Columnset cs)

Primitive setter, do not use it!

Specified by:

primitiveSetForeignKeyColumnset in class Key

removeColumn

public void removeColumn(java.lang.String name)
                  throws M4Exception

Description copied from class: Key

Removing a Column from the Key, but not from the Columnset the Column belongs to. In the case of ForeignKey, a Column Link is removed.

Specified by:

removeColumn in class Key

Throws:

M4Exception

removeColumnLink

public void removeColumnLink(java.lang.String name)
                      throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Removes a Column Link from this ForeignKey. The name is used to refer the Column of the foreign key Columnset, but the corresponding Column of the primary key Columnset is also removed from this ForeignKey (all Columns remain in their Columnsets, of course).

Specified by:

removeColumnLink in interface ForeignKey

Throws:

M4Exception

removeAllColumnLinks

public void removeAllColumnLinks()
                          throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Empties this ForeignKey of all Column Links.

Specified by:

removeAllColumnLinks in interface ForeignKey

Throws:

M4Exception

getRelation

public Relation getRelation()
                     throws M4Exception

Getter method.

Specified by:

getRelation in interface ForeignKey

Returns:

The Relation this Key is associated with, if any.

Throws:

M4Exception

setRelation

public void setRelation(Relation rel,
                        boolean isFrom)
                 throws M4Exception

Setter method.

Specified by:

setRelation in interface ForeignKey

Parameters:

rel - The Relation this Key is to be associated with

isFrom - TRUE iff this key is the fromKey of that Relation, FALSE if it is the toKey.

Throws:

M4Exception

getAllColumnLinks

public java.util.Collection getAllColumnLinks()
                                       throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

This method returns a Collection of ForeignKeyLinks. Each ForeignKeyLink links one Column of the foreign Columnset to the corresponding Column of the primary Columnset.

Specified by:

getAllColumnLinks in interface ForeignKey

Returns:

a Collection of ForeignKeyLinks

Throws:

M4Exception

getFirstColumnLink

public ForeignKeyLink getFirstColumnLink()
                                  throws M4Exception

Description copied from interface: ForeignKey

Convenience method used by classes that assume that each ForeignKey link involves only one Column in each of the two Columnsets. This method simply returns the first link in the hope that there is only one.

Specified by:

getFirstColumnLink in interface ForeignKey

Returns:

a ForeignKeyLink

Throws:

M4Exception

setRelationPrimitive

public void setRelationPrimitive(Relation r)

Primitive setter. Do not use!

getDependentObjects

public java.util.Collection getDependentObjects()
                                         throws M4Exception

Description copied from class: M4Data

This method is part of the XML-serialization and needs to be implemented by all M4Data sub-classes that need to be serialized.

Specified by:

getDependentObjects in interface XmlInfo

Overrides:

getDependentObjects in class Key

Throws:

M4Exception

See Also:

M4Data.getDependentObjects()