Package org.apache.cayenne.reflect

Interface ArcProperty

All Superinterfaces:
PropertyDescriptor
All Known Subinterfaces:
ToManyMapProperty, ToManyProperty, ToOneProperty
All Known Implementing Classes:
BaseArcProperty, BaseToManyProperty, BaseToOneProperty
public interface ArcProperty extends PropertyDescriptor
A Property that represents an "arc" connecting source node to the target node in the graph.
Since:
1.2

  • Method Details

    • getRelationship

      ObjRelationship getRelationship()
      Returns a relationship associated with this arc.
      Since:
      3.0

    • getComplimentaryReverseDbRelationshipPath

      String getComplimentaryReverseDbRelationshipPath()
      Returns a path over reverse DbRelationships for this arc's ObjRelationship.
      Since:
      4.0

    • getComplimentaryReverseArc

      ArcProperty getComplimentaryReverseArc()
      Returns a complimentary reverse ArcProperty or null if no reverse arc exists.

    • getTargetDescriptor

      ClassDescriptor getTargetDescriptor()
      Returns a ClassDescriptor for the type of graph nodes pointed to by this arc property. Note that considering that a target object may be a subclass of the class handled by the descriptor, users of this method may need to call ClassDescriptor.getSubclassDescriptor(Class) before using the descriptor to access objects.

    • isFault

      boolean isFault(Object source)
      Returns whether a target node connected to a given object is an unresolved fault.
      Parameters:
      source - an object that is a source object of the relationship.

    • invalidate

      void invalidate(Object object)
      Turns a property of an object into a fault.
      Since:
      3.0