org.hibernate.metamodel.relational
Interface TableSpecification

All Superinterfaces:

Loggable, ValueContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTableSpecification, InLineView, Table

public interface TableSpecification
extends ValueContainer, Loggable

Models what ANSI SQL terms a table specification which is a table or a view or an inline view.

Method Summary

void	addCheckConstraint(String checkCondition)
void	addComment(String comment)
ForeignKey	createForeignKey(TableSpecification targetTable, String name)
Tuple	createTuple(String name) Factory method for creating a Column associated with this container.
Iterable<CheckConstraint>	getCheckConstraints()
Iterable<String>	getComments()
Iterable<ForeignKey>	getForeignKeys()
Iterable<Index>	getIndexes()
Index	getOrCreateIndex(String name)
UniqueKey	getOrCreateUniqueKey(String name)
PrimaryKey	getPrimaryKey() Get the primary key definition for this table spec.
String	getQualifiedName(Dialect dialect)
Schema	getSchema() Obtain a reference to the schema to which this table specification belongs.
int	getTableNumber() Get the table number.
Iterable<UniqueKey>	getUniqueKeys()
Column	locateOrCreateColumn(String name) Factory method for creating a Column associated with this container.
DerivedValue	locateOrCreateDerivedValue(String fragment) Factory method for creating a DerivedValue associated with this container.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.metamodel.relational.ValueContainer

getLoggableValueQualifier, values

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.metamodel.relational.Loggable

toLoggableString

Method Detail

getSchema

Schema getSchema()

Obtain a reference to the schema to which this table specification belongs.

Returns:

The schema to which this table specification belongs.

getTableNumber

int getTableNumber()

Get the table number.

Returns:

the table number.

getPrimaryKey

PrimaryKey getPrimaryKey()

Get the primary key definition for this table spec.

Returns:

The PK definition.

locateOrCreateColumn

Column locateOrCreateColumn(String name)

Factory method for creating a Column associated with this container.

Parameters:

name - The column name

Returns:

The generated column

createTuple

Tuple createTuple(String name)

Factory method for creating a Column associated with this container.

Parameters:

name - The column name

Returns:

The generated column

locateOrCreateDerivedValue

DerivedValue locateOrCreateDerivedValue(String fragment)

Factory method for creating a DerivedValue associated with this container.

Parameters:

fragment - The value expression

Returns:

The generated value.

getForeignKeys

Iterable<ForeignKey> getForeignKeys()

createForeignKey

ForeignKey createForeignKey(TableSpecification targetTable,
                            String name)

getIndexes

Iterable<Index> getIndexes()

getOrCreateIndex

Index getOrCreateIndex(String name)

getUniqueKeys

Iterable<UniqueKey> getUniqueKeys()

getOrCreateUniqueKey

UniqueKey getOrCreateUniqueKey(String name)

getCheckConstraints

Iterable<CheckConstraint> getCheckConstraints()

addCheckConstraint

void addCheckConstraint(String checkCondition)

getComments

Iterable<String> getComments()

addComment

void addComment(String comment)

getQualifiedName

String getQualifiedName(Dialect dialect)