net.java.ao.schema
Class CanonicalClassNameTableNameConverter

java.lang.Object
  net.java.ao.schema.CanonicalClassNameTableNameConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TableNameConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

CamelCaseTableNameConverter, PluralizedTableNameConverter, UnderscoreTableNameConverter

public abstract class CanonicalClassNameTableNameConverter
extends Object
implements TableNameConverter

Constructor Summary

CanonicalClassNameTableNameConverter()

Method Summary

String	getName(Class<? extends RawEntity<?>> entityClass) Generates a table name to correspond with the specified class.
protected abstract String	getName(String entityClassCanonicalName)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CanonicalClassNameTableNameConverter

public CanonicalClassNameTableNameConverter()

Method Detail

getName

public final String getName(Class<? extends RawEntity<?>> entityClass)

Description copied from interface: TableNameConverter

Generates a table name to correspond with the specified class. The algorithm used must check for the existance of the Table annotation and use the appropriate override when necessary. If this check is not made, ActiveObjects will continue to function normally, but any code assuming the proper imlementation of @Table will likely fail.

Specified by:

getName in interface TableNameConverter

Parameters:

entityClass - The entity type for which a corresponding field name must be generated.

Returns:

A database table name which corresponds to the given entity type.

getName

protected abstract String getName(String entityClassCanonicalName)