Module io.github.mmm.orm

Package io.github.mmm.orm.ddl

Class DbElement

java.lang.Object

io.github.mmm.orm.ddl.DbElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

DbColumnSpec, DbConstraint, DbTableSpec

public abstract class DbElement
extends Object

Abstract base class for a database DDL element such as a table, column or constraint.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final String	name

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DbElement(String name)	The constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract String	createName(DbNamingStrategy namingStrategy)
String	getName()
boolean	hasName()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

name

protected final String name

See Also:

• getName()

Constructor Details

DbElement

public DbElement(String name)

The constructor.

Parameters:

name - the name.

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Returns:

the name of the predicate (e.g. "FK_Person_Order").

hasName

public boolean hasName()

Returns:

true if this constraint has an explicit name.

createName

public abstract String createName(DbNamingStrategy namingStrategy)

Parameters:

namingStrategy - the DbNamingStrategy.

Returns:

the computed constraint name.