com.altair.hwm.database.dbmodel
Class HWMForeignAttribute

java.lang.Object
  com.altair.hwm.database.dbmodel.HWMAttribute
      com.altair.hwm.database.dbmodel.HWMForeignAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.beans.PropertyChangeListener, java.util.EventListener

public class HWMForeignAttribute
extends HWMAttribute

Title: HWMForeignAttribute

Description: This class represents attributes that point to other classes i.e. foreign keys.

Company: Altair Engineering, Inc.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

PROP_ATTRIB_FGN The prop name for the event fired when the foreign attribute is set

Fields inherited from class com.altair.hwm.database.dbmodel.HWMAttribute

PROP_ATTRIB_CONST, PROP_ATTRIB_DISPLAY, PROP_ATTRIB_NAME, PROP_ATTRIB_TYPE

Method Summary

void	Export(org.jdom.Element elemAttrib) Creates XML element representation for this attribute
HWMAttribute	GetForeignAttribute() Get the foreign attribute
java.lang.String	GetName() Gets the name of the attribute
java.lang.String	GetType() Gets the type of the attribute
void	Resolve(org.jdom.Element elemAttrib) Resolves the foreign attribute.
void	SetDefaultValue(java.lang.Object objDefValue) Overrides the SetDefaultValue method to prohibit any user from associating the foreign key with a default value
void	SetForeignAttribute(HWMAttribute hwmAttribute) Set the foreign attribute
void	SetType(java.lang.String strType) This method does nothing

Methods inherited from class com.altair.hwm.database.dbmodel.HWMAttribute

addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, GetConstraints, GetDisplayName, GetHWMClass, GetSQLRepresentation, Import, IsEditable, IsVisible, propertyChange, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, SetDisplayName, SetEditable, SetName, SetVisible, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PROP_ATTRIB_FGN

public static final java.lang.String PROP_ATTRIB_FGN

The prop name for the event fired when the foreign attribute is set

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

GetName

public java.lang.String GetName()

Gets the name of the attribute

Overrides:

GetName in class HWMAttribute

Returns:

String Name of this attribute.

GetForeignAttribute

public HWMAttribute GetForeignAttribute()

Get the foreign attribute

Returns:

HWMAttribute The attribute in the class to which this attrib points to

SetForeignAttribute

public void SetForeignAttribute(HWMAttribute hwmAttribute)

Set the foreign attribute

Parameters:

hwmAttribute - The foreign attribute this points to

GetType

public java.lang.String GetType()
                         throws java.lang.Exception

Gets the type of the attribute

Overrides:

GetType in class HWMAttribute

Returns:

String Type of this attribute.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - If the attribute was not initialized

SetType

public void SetType(java.lang.String strType)

This method does nothing

Overrides:

SetType in class HWMAttribute

Parameters:

strType - Type of this attribute.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - Cannot set the type for a foreign attribute

SetDefaultValue

public void SetDefaultValue(java.lang.Object objDefValue)

Overrides the SetDefaultValue method to prohibit any user from associating the foreign key with a default value

Parameters:

bNumeric - If numeric then true else false

Export

public void Export(org.jdom.Element elemAttrib)

Creates XML element representation for this attribute

Overrides:

Export in class HWMAttribute

Parameters:

elemAttrib - The element representing this attribute

Resolve

public void Resolve(org.jdom.Element elemAttrib)
             throws java.lang.Exception

Resolves the foreign attribute.

Parameters:

elemAttrib - The element representing this attribute

Throws:

java.lang.Exception