com.sap.ip.me.api.persist.meta
Interface LinkDescriptor


public interface LinkDescriptor

this class describes an association (link) of a persistable class.

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Method Summary
 java.lang.String getClasstype()
          Documentation copied from attribute targetClassName the class name of the associated object(s).
 MultiplicityType getMultiplicity()
          type of association, f.i.
 java.lang.String getName()
          Documentation copied from attribute linkName the name of the association.
 boolean isDependent()
          Documentation copied from attribute dependent is true, if this is a dependent association, means this link is only correct, if the link source exists.
 java.lang.String toSqlString()
          Description of the Method
 

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Documentation copied from attribute linkName

the name of the association.

can be used f.i. as columnName of a database table.

Returns:
The name value

getClasstype

public java.lang.String getClasstype()
Documentation copied from attribute targetClassName

the class name of the associated object(s).

Returns:
The targetClassName value

getMultiplicity

public MultiplicityType getMultiplicity()
type of association, f.i. SINGLE, MULTIPLE_LINK..

Returns:
The multipleType value

isDependent

public boolean isDependent()
Documentation copied from attribute dependent

is true, if this is a dependent association, means this link is only correct, if the link source exists.

Returns:
The dependent value

toSqlString

public java.lang.String toSqlString()
Description of the Method

Returns:
Description of the Return Value


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