org.exolab.castor.xml.schema

Class IdentityConstraint

java.lang.Object

org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure

org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Annotated

org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.IdentityConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Key, KeyRef, Unique

public abstract class IdentityConstraint
extends Annotated

The base class for the XML Schema Identity Constraints (key, keyref, unique).

Version:

$Revision: 6230 $ $Date: 2006-04-14 04:14:43 -0600 (Fri, 14 Apr 2006) $

Author:

Keith Visco

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure

ANNOTATION, ANYTYPE, APPINFO, ATTRIBUTE, ATTRIBUTE_GROUP, COMPLEX_CONTENT, COMPLEX_TYPE, DOCUMENTATION, ELEMENT, FACET, GROUP, IDENTITY_FIELD, IDENTITY_SELECTOR, KEY, KEYREF, LIST, MODELGROUP, MODELGROUP_REF, REDEFINE, SCHEMA, SIMPLE_CONTENT, SIMPLE_TYPE, UNION, UNIQUE, UNKNOWN, WILDCARD

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	IdentityConstraint(String name) Constructor used by sub-classes.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addField(IdentityField field) Adds the given IdentityField to this IdentityConstraint
Enumeration	getFields() Returns an Enumeration of the IdentityFields contained within this IdentityConstraint.
String	getId() Returns the Id of this IdentityConstraint, or null if no Id has been set.
String	getName() Returns the name of this IdentityConstraint.
IdentitySelector	getSelector() Returns the selector of this IdentityConstraint.
abstract short	getStructureType() Returns the type of this Schema Structure
boolean	removeField(IdentityField field) Removes the given IdentityField from this IdentityConstraint.
void	setId(String id) Sets the Id for this IdentityConstraint.
void	setName(String name) Sets the name for this IdentityConstraint.
void	setSelector(IdentitySelector selector) Sets the selector for this IdentityConstraint.
void	validate() Checks the validity of this Schema defintion.

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Annotated

addAnnotation, getAnnotations, removeAnnotation

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure

isValid

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

IdentityConstraint

protected IdentityConstraint(String name)
                      throws SchemaException

Constructor used by sub-classes. Creates a new IdentityConstraint.

Parameters:

name - the name for the IdentityConstraint. Must not be null.

Throws:

SchemaException

Method Detail

addField

public void addField(IdentityField field)

Adds the given IdentityField to this IdentityConstraint

Parameters:

field - the IdentityField to add.

getFields

public Enumeration getFields()

Returns an Enumeration of the IdentityFields contained within this IdentityConstraint.

Returns:

an Enumeration of the IdentityField objects contain within this IdentityConstraint.

getId

public String getId()

Returns the Id of this IdentityConstraint, or null if no Id has been set.

Returns:

the Id of this IdentityConstraint, or null if no Id has been set.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this IdentityConstraint. This value will never be null.

Returns:

the name of this IdentityConstraint

getSelector

public IdentitySelector getSelector()

Returns the selector of this IdentityConstraint.

Returns:

the IdentitySelector of this IdentityConstraint

removeField

public boolean removeField(IdentityField field)

Removes the given IdentityField from this IdentityConstraint.

Returns:

true if the IdentityField was contained within this IdentityConstraint, otherwise false.

setId

public void setId(String id)

Sets the Id for this IdentityConstraint.

Parameters:

id - the Id for this IdentityConstraint.

setName

public void setName(String name)
             throws SchemaException

Sets the name for this IdentityConstraint.

Parameters:

name - the name for this IdentityConstraint. Must not be null.

Throws:

SchemaException - if name is null.

setSelector

public void setSelector(IdentitySelector selector)
                 throws SchemaException

Sets the selector for this IdentityConstraint.

Parameters:

selector - the Selector for this IdentityConstraint. Must not be null.

Throws:

SchemaException - if selector is null.

getStructureType

public abstract short getStructureType()

Returns the type of this Schema Structure

Specified by:

getStructureType in class Structure

Returns:

the type of this Schema Structure

validate

public void validate()
              throws ValidationException

Checks the validity of this Schema defintion.

Specified by:

validate in class Structure

Throws:

ValidationException - when this Schema definition is invalid.