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Class org.paneris.util.FieldMetaData 

java.lang.Object
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public class FieldMetaData
extends Object

A FieldMetaData encapsulates meta data for a single field in the datadictionary.

Constructor Index

o FieldMetaData(String, Integer)
construct meta data for a field in the datadictionary

Method Index

o getDisplayName()
returns the field's display name
o getDisplayOrder()
returns the field's display order
o getEnforceUnique()
returns true if this field should contain a unique value.
o getFieldName()
returns the field's name
o getFieldNumber()
returns the field's number
o getListDisplay()
returns true if this field should appear on the list page
o getMandatory()
returns true if the field is mandatory
o getMandatoryNull()
returns null if the field is not mandatory.
o getRelationshipField()
returns the fieldname if this field is a look-up field
o getRelationshipTable()
returns the tablename if this field is a look-up field
o getSelectDisplay()
returns true if this field should as a selection option on the list page
o getSize()
returns the size of the input box
o getSQLMetaData()
gets the type of this field as an java.sql.Type.
o getTableName()
returns the field's tablename
o getTableNumber()
returns the field's tablenumber
o getType()
returns the field's type

Constructors

o FieldMetaData 
 public FieldMetaData(String db,
                      Integer fn) throws Exception
construct meta data for a field in the datadictionary

Methods

o getFieldNumber 
 public Integer getFieldNumber()
returns the field's number

o getFieldName 
 public String getFieldName()
returns the field's name

o getDisplayName 
 public String getDisplayName()
returns the field's display name

o getType 
 public String getType()
returns the field's type

o getTableNumber 
 public Integer getTableNumber()
returns the field's tablenumber

o getTableName 
 public String getTableName()
returns the field's tablename

o getDisplayOrder 
 public int getDisplayOrder()
returns the field's display order

o getMandatory 
 public boolean getMandatory()
returns true if the field is mandatory

o getMandatoryNull 
 public Object getMandatoryNull()
returns null if the field is not mandatory. this will not be required in webmacro 0.90 where we can properly evaluate boolean expressions in the template

o getRelationshipTable 
 public String getRelationshipTable()
returns the tablename if this field is a look-up field

o getRelationshipField 
 public String getRelationshipField()
returns the fieldname if this field is a look-up field

o getListDisplay 
 public boolean getListDisplay()
returns true if this field should appear on the list page

o getSize 
 public int getSize()
returns the size of the input box

o getEnforceUnique 
 public boolean getEnforceUnique()
returns true if this field should contain a unique value.

o getSelectDisplay 
 public boolean getSelectDisplay()
returns true if this field should as a selection option on the list page

o getSQLMetaData 
 public SQLMetaData getSQLMetaData()
gets the type of this field as an java.sql.Type. this is useful when setting null values in a prepared statement, where the type of the object is important 

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