org.apache.cayenne

Class CayenneDataObject

java.lang.Object

org.apache.cayenne.PersistentObject

org.apache.cayenne.CayenneDataObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, DataObject, Persistent, Validating

public class CayenneDataObject
extends PersistentObject
implements DataObject, Validating

A default implementation of DataObject interface. It is normally used as a superclass of Cayenne persistent objects.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected long	snapshotVersion
protected Map<String,Object>	values

Fields inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.PersistentObject

objectContext, objectId, persistenceState

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.DataObject

DEFAULT_VERSION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CayenneDataObject()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addToManyTarget(String relName, DataObject value, boolean setReverse) Adds an object to a to-many relationship.
protected void	appendProperties(StringBuffer buffer)
long	getSnapshotVersion() Returns a version of a DataRow snapshot that was used to create this object.
static String	makePath(String... pathParts) Convenience method to invoke Cayenne.makePath(String...) from within a DataObject subclass to create a dotted path using the generated string constants for attributes and relationships.
Object	readNestedProperty(String path) Returns a value of the property identified by a property path.
Object	readProperty(String propertyName) Returns a value of the property identified by propName.
Object	readPropertyDirectly(String propName) Returns mapped property value as curently stored in the DataObject.
void	removeToManyTarget(String relName, DataObject value, boolean setReverse) Removes an object from a to-many relationship.
void	setObjectContext(ObjectContext objectContext)
void	setPersistenceState(int persistenceState)
protected void	setReverseRelationship(String relName, DataObject val) Initializes reverse relationship from object val to this object.
void	setSnapshotVersion(long snapshotVersion)
void	setToOneTarget(String relationshipName, DataObject value, boolean setReverse) Sets to-one relationship to a new value.
String	toString()
StringBuffer	toStringBuffer(StringBuffer buffer, boolean fullDesc) A variation of "toString" method, that may be more efficient in some cases.
protected void	unsetReverseRelationship(String relName, DataObject val) Removes current object from reverse relationship of object val to this object.
void	validateForDelete(ValidationResult validationResult) This implementation does nothing.
void	validateForInsert(ValidationResult validationResult) Calls validateForSave(ValidationResult).
protected void	validateForSave(ValidationResult validationResult) Performs property validation of the object, appending any validation failures to the provided validationResult object.
void	validateForUpdate(ValidationResult validationResult) Calls validateForSave(ValidationResult).
protected void	willConnect(String relationshipName, Persistent object) Called before establishing a relationship with another object.
void	writeProperty(String propName, Object val) Sets the property to the new value.
void	writePropertyDirectly(String propName, Object val) Modifies a value of a named property without altering the object state in any way, and without triggering any database operations.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.PersistentObject

getMapKey, getObjectContext, getObjectId, getPersistenceState, setObjectId

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.Persistent

getObjectContext, getObjectId, getPersistenceState, setObjectId

Field Detail

snapshotVersion

protected long snapshotVersion

values

protected Map<String,Object> values

Constructor Detail

CayenneDataObject

public CayenneDataObject()

Method Detail

setPersistenceState

public void setPersistenceState(int persistenceState)

Specified by:

setPersistenceState in interface Persistent

Overrides:

setPersistenceState in class PersistentObject

readNestedProperty

public Object readNestedProperty(String path)

Returns a value of the property identified by a property path. Supports reading both mapped and unmapped properties. Unmapped properties are accessed in a manner consistent with JavaBeans specification.

Property path (or nested property) is a dot-separated path used to traverse object relationships until the final object is found. If a null object found while traversing path, null is returned. If a list is encountered in the middle of the path, CayenneRuntimeException is thrown. Unlike readPropertyDirectly(String), this method will resolve an object if it is HOLLOW.

Examples:

• Read this object property:
  String name = (String)artist.readNestedProperty("name");
  
  
• Read an object related to this object:
  Gallery g = (Gallery)paintingInfo.readNestedProperty("toPainting.toGallery");
  
  
• Read a property of an object related to this object:
  String name = (String)painting.readNestedProperty("toArtist.artistName");
  
  
• Read to-many relationship list:
  List exhibits = (List)painting.readNestedProperty("toGallery.exhibitArray");
  
  
• Read to-many relationship in the middle of the path:
  List<String> names = (List<String>)artist.readNestedProperty("paintingArray.paintingName");
  
  

Specified by:

readNestedProperty in interface DataObject

Since:

1.0.5

readProperty

public Object readProperty(String propertyName)

Description copied from interface: DataObject

Returns a value of the property identified by propName. Resolves faults if needed. This method can safely be used instead of or in addition to the auto-generated property accessors in subclasses of CayenneDataObject.

Specified by:

readProperty in interface DataObject

readPropertyDirectly

public Object readPropertyDirectly(String propName)

Description copied from interface: DataObject

Returns mapped property value as curently stored in the DataObject. Returned value maybe a fault or a real value. This method will not attempt to resolve faults, or to read unmapped properties.

Specified by:

readPropertyDirectly in interface DataObject

writeProperty

public void writeProperty(String propName,
                 Object val)

Description copied from interface: DataObject

Sets the property to the new value. Resolves faults if needed. This method can be safely used instead of or in addition to the auto-generated property modifiers to set simple properties. Note that to set to-one relationships use DataObject.setToOneTarget(String, DataObject, boolean).

Specified by:

writeProperty in interface DataObject

Parameters:

propName - a name of the bean property being modified.

val - a new value of the property.

writePropertyDirectly

public void writePropertyDirectly(String propName,
                         Object val)

Description copied from interface: DataObject

Modifies a value of a named property without altering the object state in any way, and without triggering any database operations. This method is intended mostly for internal use by Cayenne framework, and shouldn't be called from the application code.

Specified by:

writePropertyDirectly in interface DataObject

removeToManyTarget

public void removeToManyTarget(String relName,
                      DataObject value,
                      boolean setReverse)

Description copied from interface: DataObject

Removes an object from a to-many relationship.

Specified by:

removeToManyTarget in interface DataObject

addToManyTarget

public void addToManyTarget(String relName,
                   DataObject value,
                   boolean setReverse)

Description copied from interface: DataObject

Adds an object to a to-many relationship.

Specified by:

addToManyTarget in interface DataObject

setToOneTarget

public void setToOneTarget(String relationshipName,
                  DataObject value,
                  boolean setReverse)

Description copied from interface: DataObject

Sets to-one relationship to a new value. Resolves faults if needed. This method can safely be used instead of or in addition to the auto-generated property modifiers to set properties that are to-one relationships.

Specified by:

setToOneTarget in interface DataObject

Parameters:

relationshipName - a name of the bean property being modified - same as the name of ObjRelationship.

value - a new value of the property.

setReverse - whether to update the reverse relationship pointing from the old and new values of the property to this object.

willConnect

protected void willConnect(String relationshipName,
               Persistent object)

Called before establishing a relationship with another object. Applies "persistence by reachability" logic, pulling one of the two objects to a DataConext of another object in case one of the objects is transient. If both objects are persistent, and they don't have the same DataContext, CayenneRuntimeException is thrown.

Since:

1.2

setReverseRelationship

protected void setReverseRelationship(String relName,
                          DataObject val)

Initializes reverse relationship from object val to this object.

Parameters:

relName - name of relationship from this object to val.

unsetReverseRelationship

protected void unsetReverseRelationship(String relName,
                            DataObject val)

Removes current object from reverse relationship of object val to this object.

toStringBuffer

public StringBuffer toStringBuffer(StringBuffer buffer,
                          boolean fullDesc)

A variation of "toString" method, that may be more efficient in some cases. For example when printing a list of objects into the same String.

appendProperties

protected void appendProperties(StringBuffer buffer)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class PersistentObject

getSnapshotVersion

public long getSnapshotVersion()

Returns a version of a DataRow snapshot that was used to create this object.

Specified by:

getSnapshotVersion in interface DataObject

Since:

1.1

setSnapshotVersion

public void setSnapshotVersion(long snapshotVersion)

Specified by:

setSnapshotVersion in interface DataObject

Since:

1.1

makePath

public static String makePath(String... pathParts)

Convenience method to invoke Cayenne.makePath(String...) from within a DataObject subclass to create a dotted path using the generated string constants for attributes and relationships.

Since:

3.1

See Also:

Cayenne.makePath(String...)

validateForSave

protected void validateForSave(ValidationResult validationResult)

Performs property validation of the object, appending any validation failures to the provided validationResult object. This method is invoked from "validateFor.." before committing a NEW or MODIFIED object to the database. Validation includes checking for null values and value sizes. CayenneDataObject subclasses may override this method, calling super.

Since:

1.1

validateForInsert

public void validateForInsert(ValidationResult validationResult)

Calls validateForSave(ValidationResult). CayenneDataObject subclasses may override it providing validation logic that should be executed for the newly created objects before saving them.

Specified by:

validateForInsert in interface Validating

Since:

1.1

validateForUpdate

public void validateForUpdate(ValidationResult validationResult)

Calls validateForSave(ValidationResult). CayenneDataObject subclasses may override it providing validation logic that should be executed for the modified objects before saving them.

Specified by:

validateForUpdate in interface Validating

Since:

1.1

validateForDelete

public void validateForDelete(ValidationResult validationResult)

This implementation does nothing. CayenneDataObject subclasses may override it providing validation logic that should be executed for the deleted objects before committing them.

Specified by:

validateForDelete in interface Validating

Since:

1.1

setObjectContext

public void setObjectContext(ObjectContext objectContext)

Specified by:

setObjectContext in interface Persistent

Overrides:

setObjectContext in class PersistentObject

Since:

1.2