oracle.toplink.changesets
Interface ObjectChangeSet

public interface ObjectChangeSet

Purpose: Provides API to the Class that holds all changes made to a particular Object.

Description: The ObjectChangeSet class represents a single Object registered in the UnitOfWork. It is owned by the larger UnitOfWorkChangeSet.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(ObjectChangeSet objectChange)
java.util.Vector	getChangedAttributeNames() ADVANCED: This method will return a collection of the fieldnames of attributes changed in an object
java.util.Vector	getChanges() ADVANCED: This method returns a reference to the collection of changes within this changeSet
java.lang.String	getClassName() ADVANCE: This method returns the class Name that this changeSet Represents
java.lang.Class	getClassType() Deprecated.
java.lang.Object	getNewKey() ADVANCED: This method returns the key value that this object will be stored under in it's Respective hashmap.
java.lang.Object	getOldKey() ADVANCED: This method returns the key value that this object was stored under in it's Respective hashmap.
java.util.Vector	getPrimaryKeys() ADVANCED: This method returns the primary keys for the object that this change set represents
UnitOfWorkChangeSet	getUOWChangeSet() ADVANCED: This method is used to return the parent ChangeSet
java.lang.Object	getWriteLockValue() ADVANCED: This method is used to return the lock value of the object this changeSet represents
boolean	hasChangeFor(java.lang.String attributeName) ADVANCED: This method will return true if the specified attributue has been changed
boolean	hasChanges() ADVANCED: Returns true if this particular changeSet has changes.
boolean	isNew() ADVANCED: Returns true if this ObjectChangeSet represents a new object

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(ObjectChangeSet objectChange)

getChangedAttributeNames

public java.util.Vector getChangedAttributeNames()

ADVANCED: This method will return a collection of the fieldnames of attributes changed in an object

Returns:

java.util.Vector

getChanges

public java.util.Vector getChanges()

ADVANCED: This method returns a reference to the collection of changes within this changeSet

Returns:

java.util.Vector

getClassType

public java.lang.Class getClassType()

Deprecated.

ADVANCE: This method returns the class type that this changeSet Represents

Returns:

java.lang.Class

getClassName

public java.lang.String getClassName()

ADVANCE: This method returns the class Name that this changeSet Represents

Returns:

java.lang.String

getOldKey

public java.lang.Object getOldKey()

ADVANCED: This method returns the key value that this object was stored under in it's Respective hashmap.

Returns:

java.lang.Object

getNewKey

public java.lang.Object getNewKey()

ADVANCED: This method returns the key value that this object will be stored under in it's Respective hashmap.

Returns:

java.lang.Object

getPrimaryKeys

public java.util.Vector getPrimaryKeys()

ADVANCED: This method returns the primary keys for the object that this change set represents

Returns:

java.util.Vector

getUOWChangeSet

public UnitOfWorkChangeSet getUOWChangeSet()

ADVANCED: This method is used to return the parent ChangeSet

Returns:

oracle.toplink.changesets.UnitOfWorkChangeSet

getWriteLockValue

public java.lang.Object getWriteLockValue()

ADVANCED: This method is used to return the lock value of the object this changeSet represents

Returns:

java.lang.Object

hasChangeFor

public boolean hasChangeFor(java.lang.String attributeName)

ADVANCED: This method will return true if the specified attributue has been changed

hasChanges

public boolean hasChanges()

ADVANCED: Returns true if this particular changeSet has changes.

Returns:

boolean

isNew

public boolean isNew()

ADVANCED: Returns true if this ObjectChangeSet represents a new object

Returns:

boolean