AttributeDefinition (EclipseLink Core 4.0.2 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
Modifier Constructor Description

protected AttributeDefinition()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`adjustTypeNames(Map<String,Set<String>> typeNameMap)`
`String`	`getInitialValue()`
`protected abstract String`	`getTypeName()`
`protected void`	`putTypeNamesInMap(Map<String,Set<String>> 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
```
protected AttributeDefinition()
```

Method Detail

adjustTypeNames

protected void adjustTypeNames(Map<String,Set<String>> typeNameMap)

getInitialValue
```
public String getInitialValue()
```

getTypeName

protected abstract String getTypeName()

putTypeNamesInMap
```
protected void putTypeNamesInMap(Map<String,Set<String>> 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