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Class de.tudarmstadt.ito.xmldbms.Table 

java.lang.Object
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public class Table
extends Object
Describes a table; not for general use.

Table contains information about a table. Tables are included in TableMaps and in the array of tables in Map.

Variable Index

o columns
An array of Columns describing the columns in the table.
o name
The table name.
o number
The table number.

Constructor Index

o Table()
Construct a Table.
o Table(Column[], String, int)
Construct a Table with the specified Columns, name, and number.

Method Index

o getColumn(String)
Get a Column object for the named column.
o getColumns(String[])
Get an array of Column objects for the named columns.

Variables

o columns 
 public Column columns[]
An array of Columns describing the columns in the table.

o name 
 public String name
The table name.

o number 
 public int number
The table number. Table numbers are 0-based.

Constructors

o Table 
 public Table()
Construct a Table.

o Table 
 public Table(Column columns[],
              String name,
              int number)
Construct a Table with the specified Columns, name, and number.

Methods

o getColumns 
 public Column[] getColumns(String columnNames[]) throws InvalidMapException
Get an array of Column objects for the named columns. Note that this method is not efficient, performing a linear search for each column.

Parameters:
columnNames - Names of the columns to find. If this is null, getColumns returns a null.
Returns:
An array of Column objects for the specified columns.
Throws: InvalidMapException
Thrown if any columns are not found.
o getColumn 
 public Column getColumn(String columnName) throws InvalidMapException
Get a Column object for the named column. Note that this method is not efficient, performing a linear search for the column.

Parameters:
columnName - Name of the column to find. If this is null, getColumn returns a null.
Returns:
Column object for the specified column.
Throws: InvalidMapException
Thrown if the column is not found. 
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