org.apache.jdo.model.jdo
Interface JDOProperty

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, JDOElement, JDOField, JDOMember

All Known Implementing Classes:

JDOAssociatedPropertyImplDynamic, JDOPropertyImplCaching, JDOPropertyImplDynamic

public interface JDOProperty

extends JDOField

A JDOProperty instance represents the JDO metadata of a property of a persistence-capable class.

Author:

Michael Bouschen

Method Summary

JDOField

getAssociatedJDOField() Return the JDOField instance associated with this property, if available.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.jdo.model.jdo.JDOField

createJDOArray, createJDOCollection, createJDOMap, createJDOReference, getFieldNumber, getJavaField, getMappedByName, getNullValueTreatment, getPersistenceModifier, getRelationship, getRelativeFieldNumber, getType, isDefaultFetchGroup, isEmbedded, isManaged, isPersistent, isPrimaryKey, isProperty, isRelationship, isSerializable, isTransactional, setDefaultFetchGroup, setEmbedded, setJavaField, setMappedByName, setNullValueTreatment, setPersistenceModifier, setPrimaryKey, setRelationship, setSerializable

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.jdo.model.jdo.JDOMember

getDeclaringClass, getName

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.jdo.model.jdo.JDOElement

addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, createJDOExtension, getJDOExtensions, removeJDOExtension, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getAssociatedJDOField

public JDOField getAssociatedJDOField()

Return the JDOField instance associated with this property, if available. If there is no JDOField instance associated, then the method returns null.

Returns:

associated JDOField instance or null if not available.