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Class org.paneris.util.TableMetaData 

java.lang.Object
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   +----org.paneris.util.TableMetaData
public class TableMetaData
extends Object

A TableMetaData encapsulates meta data for a single table in the datadictionary. It has a hashtable for datadictionary fields.

It can be constructed from the table name or from the table id number.

You need to pass a table identifier and a database to the constructors

Constructor Index

o TableMetaData(String, Integer)
constructor to build a table given it's id in the datadictionarytables table
o TableMetaData(String, String)
Constructor to build a table using a table name

Method Index

o getCached()
find out if the table is cached
o getDisplayName()
get the display name for the table
o getFields()
return a hash of field data for this table
o getTableName()
get the tablename
o getTableNumber()
get the tablenumber
o getType()
get the type of the table

Constructors

o TableMetaData 
 public TableMetaData(String db,
                      String tn) throws Exception
Constructor to build a table using a table name

o TableMetaData 
 public TableMetaData(String db,
                      Integer tn) throws Exception
constructor to build a table given it's id in the datadictionarytables table

Methods

o getFields 
 public ExtendedHash getFields()
return a hash of field data for this table

o getTableName 
 public String getTableName()
get the tablename

o getType 
 public String getType()
get the type of the table

o getTableNumber 
 public Integer getTableNumber()
get the tablenumber

o getDisplayName 
 public String getDisplayName()
get the display name for the table

o getCached 
 public boolean getCached()
find out if the table is cached 

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