org.caleigo.core.meta
Class AbstractMetaEntity

java.lang.Object
  org.caleigo.core.AbstractEntity
      org.caleigo.core.AbstractDataObjectEntity
          org.caleigo.core.meta.AbstractMetaEntity

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, IDataConsumer, IDataProvider, IDistributable, IEntity, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MetaDataSourceDescriptorEntity, MetaDataTypeEntity, MetaEntityDescriptorEntity, MetaEntityRelationEntity, MetaEntityTypeEntity, MetaFieldDescriptorEntity, MetaFieldRelationEntity, MetaSizeTypeEntity

public abstract class AbstractMetaEntity

extends AbstractDataObjectEntity

AbstractMetaEntity is the abstract base class for all entity classes in the object for Meta project. The class can be used to add functionality that should be shared by all entity objects in the Meta project.

Version:

1.0

Author:

dennis

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.caleigo.core.IEntity

DIRTY, EMPTY, PERSISTENT

Constructor Summary

AbstractMetaEntity()
Default constructor for AbstractMetaEntity.

AbstractMetaEntity(Qualifier identityQualifier)
Copy constructor for AbstractMetaEntity.

Method Summary

abstract IEntityDescriptor

getEntityDescriptor() Return the entity objects IEntityDescriptor that defines it's type and structure.

Methods inherited from class org.caleigo.core.AbstractDataObjectEntity

Methods inherited from class org.caleigo.core.AbstractEntity

addEntityChangeListener, addEntityListener, clear, clearAllDirtyFlags, clearStatusFlag, compareTo, copyData, delete, doOnDataChange, doOnDirty, doOnStateChange, equals, equalsExactly, fireDataChangedEvent, fireOpPerformedEvent, fireStatusChangedEvent, getData, getData, getDataBoolean, getDataByte, getDataDouble, getDataFloat, getDataInteger, getDataLong, getDataShort, getDataSource, getOriginQualifier, isDataNull, isDirty, isEmpty, isFieldDirty, isPersistent, makeLogString, makeLogString, refresh, removeEntityChangeListener, removeEntityListener, setData, setData, setData, setDataBoolean, setDataByte, setDataDouble, setDataFloat, setDataInteger, setDataLong, setDataShort, setDefaultValues, setDirtyFlag, setStatusFlag, store, toString, validateData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractMetaEntity

public AbstractMetaEntity()

Default constructor for AbstractMetaEntity.

AbstractMetaEntity

public AbstractMetaEntity(Qualifier identityQualifier)

Copy constructor for AbstractMetaEntity.

Method Detail

getEntityDescriptor

public abstract IEntityDescriptor getEntityDescriptor()

Return the entity objects IEntityDescriptor that defines it's type and structure. Enables extended means of reflection for the entity.

Specified by:

getEntityDescriptor in interface IEntity

Specified by:

getEntityDescriptor in class AbstractDataObjectEntity