oracle.AWXML
Class ExternalSourceExpression

java.lang.Object
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  +--oracle.AWXML.BaseObject
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        +--oracle.AWXML.ExternalSourceExpression

Direct Known Subclasses:

AttributeSourceExpression, HierarchicalParentSourceExpression, RestrictedSourceExpression

public class ExternalSourceExpression

extends BaseObject

The column mapping for an AWObject. The mapping expression specifies the relational columns that contain the source data for the AWObject. The subclasses of ExternalSourceExpression specify mappings for different types of AWObject objects.

See Also:

RestrictedSourceExpression, MappingGroup

Fields inherited from class oracle.AWXML.BaseObject

DATABASENULL

Constructor Summary

ExternalSourceExpression(BaseObject input)
Creates an ExternalSourceExpression for the specified MappingGroup.

Method Summary

void	addSourceColumn(SourceColumn input) Adds the specified SourceColumn to the ExternalSourceExpression.
SourceColumn	CreateSourceColumn() Creates a SourceColumn for the ExternalSourceExpression.
java.util.Vector	getSourceColumns() Gets a list of the SourceColumn objects owned by the ExternalSourceExpression.
BaseObject	getTargetObject() Gets the AWObject to which the source data is mapped.
void	removeSourceColumn(SourceColumn input) Removes the specified SourceColumn from the ExternalSourceExpression.
void	setTargetObject(BaseObject input) Specifies the AWObject to which the source data is mapped.
java.lang.String	WriteToXML() Gets an XML representation of the ExternalSourceExpression.

Methods inherited from class oracle.AWXML.BaseObject

Alter, Create, CreateAfter, CreateBefore, CreateFirst, DataRead, Delete, getColumnName, getId, getLongName, getLongName, getName, getOwner, getPluralName, getPluralName, getSchema, getShortName, getShortName, setColumnName, setLongName, setLongName, setName, setPluralName, setPluralName, setSchema, setShortName, setShortName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ExternalSourceExpression

public ExternalSourceExpression(BaseObject input)

Creates an ExternalSourceExpression for the specified MappingGroup.

Parameters:

input - The MappingGroup that you want to own the ExternalSourceExpression.

Method Detail

WriteToXML

public java.lang.String WriteToXML()

Gets an XML representation of the ExternalSourceExpression.

Overrides:

WriteToXML in class BaseObject

Returns:

An XML String that represents the ExternalSourceExpression.

addSourceColumn

public void addSourceColumn(SourceColumn input)

Adds the specified SourceColumn to the ExternalSourceExpression.

Parameters:

input - The SourceColumn to add.

removeSourceColumn

public void removeSourceColumn(SourceColumn input)

Removes the specified SourceColumn from the ExternalSourceExpression.

Parameters:

input - The SourceColumn to remove.

getSourceColumns

public java.util.Vector getSourceColumns()

Gets a list of the SourceColumn objects owned by the ExternalSourceExpression.

Returns:

A Vector of the SourceColumn objects owned by the ExternalSourceExpression.

setTargetObject

public void setTargetObject(BaseObject input)

Specifies the AWObject to which the source data is mapped.

Parameters:

input - The AWObject to which the source data is mapped.

getTargetObject

public BaseObject getTargetObject()

Gets the AWObject to which the source data is mapped.

Returns:

The AWObject to which the source data is mapped.

CreateSourceColumn

public SourceColumn CreateSourceColumn()

Creates a SourceColumn for the ExternalSourceExpression.

Returns:

The new SourceColumn.