public Class TupleDescriptor

Class Inheritance

extends Object

Known Direct Subclasses

Imports

This is the superclass of all Descriptors. Users of DataDictionary should use the specific descriptor.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private DataDictionary	dataDictionary

Access	Constructor and Description
public	TupleDescriptor()
public	TupleDescriptor(DataDictionary dataDictionary)

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
pack-priv DependableFinder	getColumnDependableFinder(int formatId, byte[] columnBitMap)
protected DataDictionary	getDataDictionary()
pack-priv DependableFinder	getDependableFinder(int formatId)
public String	getDescriptorName()
public String	getDescriptorType() Each descriptor must identify itself with its type; i.e index, check constraint whatever.
public boolean	Returns: boolean Whether or not this provider is persistent. isPersistent() Is this provider persistent?
protected void	setDataDictionary(DataDictionary dd)

Inherited from java.lang.Object:: clone equals finalize getClass hashCode notify notifyAll toString wait wait wait

dataDictionary	back to summary
private DataDictionary dataDictionary

TupleDescriptor	back to summary
public TupleDescriptor()

TupleDescriptor	back to summary
public TupleDescriptor(DataDictionary dataDictionary)

getColumnDependableFinder	back to summary
pack-priv DependableFinder getColumnDependableFinder(int formatId, byte[] columnBitMap)

getDataDictionary	back to summary
protected DataDictionary getDataDictionary()

getDependableFinder	back to summary
pack-priv DependableFinder getDependableFinder(int formatId)

getDescriptorName	back to summary
public String getDescriptorName()

getDescriptorType	back to summary
public String getDescriptorType() Each descriptor must identify itself with its type; i.e index, check constraint whatever.

isPersistent	back to summary
public boolean isPersistent() Is this provider persistent? A stored dependency will be required if both the dependent and provider are persistent. Returns:boolean boolean Whether or not this provider is persistent.

isPersistent

public boolean isPersistent()

Is this provider persistent? A stored dependency will be required if both the dependent and provider are persistent.

setDataDictionary	back to summary
protected void setDataDictionary(DataDictionary dd)