com.sap.sl.sdk.authoring.datafoundation

Interface Table

All Superinterfaces:

Identifiable, Inheritable, Nameable

All Known Subinterfaces:

AliasTable, DatabaseTable, DerivedTable, FederatedTable

public interface Table
extends Identifiable, Nameable, Inheritable

A representation of the 'Table' model object.

The following features are supported:

• Description
• Data Foundation
• Columns

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<Column>	getColumns() Returns the value of the 'Columns' containment reference list.
DataFoundation	getDataFoundation() Returns the value of the 'Data Foundation' container reference.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns the value of the 'Description' attribute.
void	setDescription(java.lang.String value) Sets the value of the 'Description' attribute.

Methods inherited from interface com.sap.sl.sdk.authoring.commons.Identifiable

getIdentifier

Methods inherited from interface com.sap.sl.sdk.authoring.commons.Nameable

getName, setName

Methods inherited from interface com.sap.sl.sdk.authoring.commons.Inheritable

getInheritedData

Method Detail

getDescription

java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns the value of the 'Description' attribute.

This string represents the description of the data foundation table.

Returns:

the value of the 'Description' attribute.

See Also:

setDescription(String)

setDescription

void setDescription(java.lang.String value)

Sets the value of the 'Description' attribute.

This string represents the description of the data foundation table.

Parameters:

value - the new value of the 'Description' attribute.

See Also:

getDescription()

getDataFoundation

DataFoundation getDataFoundation()

Returns the value of the 'Data Foundation' container reference. It is bidirectional and its opposite is 'Tables'.

Returns:

the value of the 'Data Foundation' container reference.

See Also:

DataFoundation.getTables()

getColumns

java.util.List<Column> getColumns()

Returns the value of the 'Columns' containment reference list. The list contents are of type Column. It is bidirectional and its opposite is 'Table'.

This list represents the columns of a data foundation table.

The following classes that extend Table have specific behaviors:

• An AliasTable does not have columns. Use aliasTable.getAliasedTable().getColumns() to retrieve the table columns.
• To recalculate the list of DerivedTable columns based on an expression, it has to be emptied using getColumns().clear() at save time.

Returns:

the value of the 'Columns' containment reference list.

See Also:

Column.getTable()