jet.server.api.db
Interface DBObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

Database, Field, FieldValue, Table, Unique, Workspace

public interface DBObject

Interface DBObject is the root of the database element class hierarchy. Every database element class has DBObject as a superclass.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the DBObject.
java.util.Properties	getProperties() Determines the current DBObject properties.
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String key) Gets the DBObject property indicated by the specified key.
java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String def) Gets the DBObject property indicated by the specified key.
java.lang.String	getUCName() Returns the upper case name of the DBObject.
void	setProperty(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value) Sets the DBObject property indicated by the specified key.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the DBObject.

Returns:

a string.

getUCName

java.lang.String getUCName()

Returns the upper case name of the DBObject.

Returns:

a string.

getProperties

java.util.Properties getProperties()

Determines the current DBObject properties.

Returns:

the DBObject properties.

getProperty

java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key)

Gets the DBObject property indicated by the specified key.

Parameters:

key - the name of the DBObject property.

Returns:

the string value of the DBObject property, or null if there is no property by that key.

getProperty

java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String key,
                             java.lang.String def)

Gets the DBObject property indicated by the specified key.

Parameters:

key - the name of the DBObject property.

def - a default value.

Returns:

the string value of the DBObject property, or the default value if there is no property by that key.

setProperty

void setProperty(java.lang.String key,
                 java.lang.String value)

Sets the DBObject property indicated by the specified key.

Parameters:

key - the name of the DBObject property.

value - the value of the DBObject property.