org.apache.cayenne.map
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.cayenne.map.Attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, CayenneMapEntry, XMLSerializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DbAttribute, ObjAttribute

public abstract class Attribute
extends java.lang.Object
implements CayenneMapEntry, XMLSerializable, java.io.Serializable

Defines a property descriptor that is a part of an Entity. Two examples of things that are described by attributes are Java class properties and database table columns.

Author:

Andrei Adamchik

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected Entity	entity
protected java.lang.String	name

Constructor Summary

Attribute()
Creates an unnamed Attribute.

Attribute(java.lang.String name)
Creates a named Attribute.

Method Summary

Entity	getEntity() Returns parent entity that holds this attribute.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name property of this object.
java.lang.Object	getParent() Returns the parent map.
void	setEntity(Entity entity) Sets parent entity that holds this attribute.
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setParent(java.lang.Object parent) Stores the parent map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.util.XMLSerializable

encodeAsXML

Field Detail

name

protected java.lang.String name

entity

protected Entity entity

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute()

Creates an unnamed Attribute.

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name)

Creates a named Attribute.

Method Detail

getEntity

public Entity getEntity()

Returns parent entity that holds this attribute.

setEntity

public void setEntity(Entity entity)

Sets parent entity that holds this attribute.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: CayenneMapEntry

Returns the name property of this object.

Specified by:

getName in interface CayenneMapEntry

Returns:

name of this entry.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

getParent

public java.lang.Object getParent()

Description copied from interface: CayenneMapEntry

Returns the parent map.

Specified by:

getParent in interface CayenneMapEntry

setParent

public void setParent(java.lang.Object parent)

Description copied from interface: CayenneMapEntry

Stores the parent map.

Specified by:

setParent in interface CayenneMapEntry