value.java

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//$Id: Value.java,v 1.13.2.9 2003/11/09 01:46:25 oneovthafew Exp $
package net.sf.hibernate.mapping;

import java.util.Iterator;

import net.sf.hibernate.MappingException;
import net.sf.hibernate.engine.Mapping;
import net.sf.hibernate.type.Type;

/**
 * A value is anything that is persisted by value, instead of
 * by reference. It is essentially a Hibernate Type, together
 * with zero or more columns. Values are wrapped by things with 
 * higher level semantics, for example properties, collections, 
 * classes.
 * 
 * @author Gavin King
 */
public interface Value {
	public int getColumnSpan();
	public Iterator getColumnIterator();
	public Type getType();
	public int getOuterJoinFetchSetting();
	public Table getTable();
	public Formula getFormula();
	public boolean isUnique();
	public boolean isNullable();
	public void createForeignKey();
	public boolean isSimpleValue();
	public boolean isValid(Mapping mapping) throws MappingException;
}