MappingLocator


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22  
23  package org.xquark.mapper.mapping;
24  
25  import java.util.List  ;
26  
27  import org.xquark.xpath.PathExpr;
28  
29  /** This interface allows to access table and column mappings for a given context.
30   */
31  public interface MappingLocator
32  {
33      /** Get the table mappings for the current context
34       */
35      List   currentTableMappings();
36      
37      /** Get the column mappings for the current context
38       */
39      List   currentColumnMappings();
40      
41      /** Get the table mappings for a particular subelement in the current context
42       */
43      List   getElementTableMappings(String   namespace, String   localName);
44      
45      /** Get the column mappings for a particular subelement in the current context
46       */
47      List   getElementColumnMappings(String   namespace, String   localName);
48      
49      /** Get the table mappings for a particular attribute in the current context
50       */
51      List   getAttributeTableMappings(String   namespace, String   localName);
52      
53      /** Get the column mappings for a particular attribute in the current context
54       */
55      List   getAttributeColumnMappings(String   namespace, String   localName);
56      
57      /** Return the absolute position of the locator.
58       * <p>i.e., !isDiscardable()</p>
59       */
60      PathExpr getLocation();
61      
62       /** Get the table mappings for a particular subelement in the current context
63       */
64      //  public List getElementTableMappings(ElementDeclaration decl);
65      
66      /** Get the column mappings for a particular subelement in the current context
67       */
68      //  public List getElementColumnMappings(ElementDeclaration decl);
69      
70      /** Get the table mappings for a particular attribute in the current context
71       */
72      //  public List getAttributeTableMappings(AttributeDeclaration decl);
73      
74      /** Get the column mappings for a particular attribute in the current context
75       */
76      //  public List getAttributeColumnMappings(AttributeDeclaration decl);
77      
78      /** get the number of mapped attributes for the current context
79       */
80      //        public int getMappedAttributesCount();
81      
82  }
83
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