org.axiondb
Interface TableOrganizationContext

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseFlatfileTable.BaseFlatfileTableOrganizationContext, BaseTableOrganizationContext

public interface TableOrganizationContext

Table Organization Context.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/08/31 02:34:40 $

Method Summary

void	assertValidPropertyKeys(Properties props) Asserts that all property keys referenced in the given Properties instance are valid for the specific external table type.
Set	getBasePropertyKeys() Gets a Set of Strings representing property key names that all ExternalTable instances should accept.
Set	getBaseRequiredPropertyKeys() Gets a Set of Strings representing property key names that all ExternalTable instances must require.
Set	getPropertyKeys() Gets a Set of Strings representing valid property key names.
Set	getRequiredPropertyKeys()
Properties	getTableProperties() Gets table properties for this external table instance.
void	readOrSetDefaultProperties(Properties props)
void	setProperty(String key, String value)
void	updateProperties()

Method Detail

getTableProperties

Properties getTableProperties()

Gets table properties for this external table instance.

Returns:

Properties instance containing current table properties

getPropertyKeys

Set getPropertyKeys()

Gets a Set of Strings representing valid property key names.

Returns:

Set of valid property key names

getRequiredPropertyKeys

Set getRequiredPropertyKeys()

getBasePropertyKeys

Set getBasePropertyKeys()

Gets a Set of Strings representing property key names that all ExternalTable instances should accept.

Returns:

Set of basic valid property key names

getBaseRequiredPropertyKeys

Set getBaseRequiredPropertyKeys()

Gets a Set of Strings representing property key names that all ExternalTable instances must require.

Returns:

Set of basic required property key names

assertValidPropertyKeys

void assertValidPropertyKeys(Properties props)
                             throws AxionException

Asserts that all property keys referenced in the given Properties instance are valid for the specific external table type.

Parameters:

props - Properties instance whose keys are to be checked

Throws:

AxionException

readOrSetDefaultProperties

void readOrSetDefaultProperties(Properties props)
                                throws AxionException

Throws:

AxionException

updateProperties

void updateProperties()

setProperty

void setProperty(String key,
                 String value)