QualifiedTable


1   /**
2    * MEDOR: Middleware Enabling Distributed Object Requests
3    * 
4    * Copyright (C) 2001-2003 France Telecom R&D
5    * Contact: alexandre.lefebvre@rd.francetelecom.com
6    *
7    * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8    * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
9    * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10   * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
11   *
12   * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
15   * Lesser General Public License for more details.
16   *
17   * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
18   * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
19   * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
20   *
21   * Initial developers: M. Alia, A. Lefebvre
22   */
23  
24  package org.objectweb.medor.query.rdb.api;
25  
26  import org.objectweb.medor.clone.api.Cloneable;
27  /**
28   * A QualifiedTable represents a table name with its potential alias.
29   * It represents a table used in a SQL request.
30   * It is used by RdbExpQueryLeaves and RdbExpFields.
31   *
32   * @see org.objectweb.medor.query.rdb.api.RdbExpQueryLeaf
33   * @see org.objectweb.medor.query.rdb.api.RdbExpField
34   *
35   * @author  <A HREF="mailto:alia.mourad@rd.francetelecom.com><b>
36   *          Mourad Alia
37   *          </b></A>
38   *      <A HREF="mailto:alexandre.lefebvre@rd.francetelecom.com><b>
39   *          Alexandre Lefebvre
40   *          </b></A>
41   */
42  
43  public interface QualifiedTable extends Cloneable   {
44  
45      /**
46       * Returns the table name for the current QualifiedTable.
47       * @return the table name for the current QualifiedTable.
48       */
49      String   getTableName();
50  
51      /**
52       * Return the alias name for the current QualifiedTable.
53       * @return the alias name for the current QualifiedTable.
54       */
55      String   getAliasName();
56  
57      void setAliasName(String   newName);
58      
59      /**
60       * Returns if the class linked to the table has superclasses or subclasses
61       * @return
62       */
63      boolean isPolymorphic();
64  }
65
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