Package edm.edom3

Interface EDMData

All Superinterfaces:

EDMContextDependent

All Known Subinterfaces:

EDMAggregate, EDMApplicationSchema, EDMDefinedType, EDMExpressSchema, EDMFileMapping, EDMGroup, EDMInstance, EDMInstanceTools, EDMLocalStream, EDMModel, EDMQueryResult, EDMRepository, EDMRow, EDMSchema, EDMSelect, EDMUser, EDMUserOrGroup

public interface EDMData
extends EDMContextDependent

Everything tht can be "stored" in EDM domain is EDMData. This goes for files as well as models, repositories etc. EDMData wraps all that can be used as source or target for EDMWorkers. Use a data factory for creating.

Version:

3

Author:

Arne Toen - EPM Technology AS.

See Also:

EDMDataFactory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	exists()	Check if this item exists
long	getInstanceId()	get id for local model, instance or aggregate
java.lang.String	getName()	Get name, qualified model name for model, file name for file
EDMData	getOwner()	Get the container for this data element. For database instance : return model. For XML configuration : return schema. For query result row : return query result
boolean	isLocal()	Check if this data is residiong in a local context
boolean	isRemote()	Check if this data is residing in a remote context

Methods inherited from interface edm.edom3.EDMContextDependent

getContext

Method Detail

exists

boolean exists()
        throws EdmiException

Check if this item exists

Returns:

true if the item exists, false else

Throws:

EdmiException - if something goes wrong

getInstanceId

long getInstanceId()
            throws EdmiException

get id for local model, instance or aggregate

Returns:

instance id for this object

Throws:

EdmiException - if the methode fails

getName

java.lang.String getName()
                  throws EdmiException

Get name, qualified model name for model, file name for file

Returns:

name for this object

Throws:

EdmiException - if the methode fails

getOwner

EDMData getOwner()
          throws EdmiException

Get the container for this data element.
For database instance : return model.
For XML configuration : return schema.
For query result row : return query result

Returns:

owner, null if not assigned

Throws:

EdmiException - if the methode fails

isLocal

boolean isLocal()
         throws EdmiException

Check if this data is residiong in a local context

Returns:

true if local

Throws:

EdmiException - if the method fails

isRemote

boolean isRemote()
          throws EdmiException

Check if this data is residing in a remote context

Returns:

true if remote

Throws:

EdmiException - if the method fails