AttributeDefinition (EclipseLink Core 3.0.3-RC1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.persistence.internal.codegen.CodeDefinition
- - org.eclipse.persistence.internal.codegen.AttributeDefinition

Direct Known Subclasses:

NonreflectiveAttributeDefinition, ReflectiveAttributeDefinition
```
public abstract class AttributeDefinition
extends CodeDefinition
```
INTERNAL:
Purpose: Model an attribute for code generation purposes.

Since:

TopLink 3.0

Author:

James Sutherland

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected String initialValue
- Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.internal.codegen.CodeDefinition
  accessLevel, comment, JAVA_LANG_PACKAGE_NAME, JAVA_UTIL_PACKAGE_NAME, name, TOPLINK_INDIRECTION_PACKAGE_NAME

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AttributeDefinition()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`adjustTypeNames(Map typeNameMap)`
`String`	`getInitialValue()`
`protected abstract String`	`getTypeName()`
`protected void`	`putTypeNamesInMap(Map typeNameMap)`	Used for calculating imports.
`void`	`setInitialValue(String initialValue)`
`void`	`writeBody(CodeGenerator generator)`	Write the code out to the generator's stream.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.internal.codegen.CodeDefinition
adjustTypeName, getAccessLevel, getComment, getName, parseForTypeNames, putTypeNameInMap, setAccessLevel, setComment, setName, toString, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - initialValue
```
protected String initialValue
```
- Constructor Detail
  - AttributeDefinition
```
public AttributeDefinition()
```
- Method Detail
  - adjustTypeNames
```
protected void adjustTypeNames(Map typeNameMap)
```
  - getInitialValue
```
public String getInitialValue()
```
  - getTypeName
```
protected abstract String getTypeName()
```
  - putTypeNamesInMap
```
protected void putTypeNamesInMap(Map typeNameMap)
```
    Used for calculating imports. @see org.eclipse.persistence.internal.codegen.ClassDefinition#calculateImports()
  - setInitialValue
```
public void setInitialValue(String initialValue)
```
  - writeBody
```
public void writeBody(CodeGenerator generator)
```
    Description copied from class: CodeDefinition
    
    Write the code out to the generator's stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeBody in class CodeDefinition