Module org.jooq.meta

Package org.jooq.meta

Interface ManyToManyKeyDefinition

All Superinterfaces:

ConstraintDefinition, Definition

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultManyToManyKeyDefinition

public interface ManyToManyKeyDefinition
extends ConstraintDefinition

An object holding information about an many to many foreign key relationship.

This constraint represents the UniqueKeyDefinition that enforces the relationship in the relationship table. The UniqueKeyDefinition is a composite key, whose columns are completely contained in the two outbound ForeignKeyDefinition specified by getForeignKey1() and getForeignKey2(). The order of ForeignKeyDefinition depends on the navigation direction.

Author:

Lukas Eder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ForeignKeyDefinition	getForeignKey1()	Get the first foreign key in the relationship.
ForeignKeyDefinition	getForeignKey2()	Get the second foreign key in the relationship.
List<ColumnDefinition>	getKeyColumns()	The list of columns making up the unique key.
UniqueKeyDefinition	getUniqueKey()	The unique key that enforces the relationship.

Methods inherited from interface org.jooq.meta.ConstraintDefinition

enforced, getTable

Methods inherited from interface org.jooq.meta.Definition

getCatalog, getComment, getDatabase, getDefinitionPath, getInputName, getName, getOutputName, getOverload, getPackage, getPartiallyQualifiedNames, getQualifiedInputName, getQualifiedInputNamePart, getQualifiedName, getQualifiedNamePart, getQualifiedOutputName, getQualifiedOutputNamePart, getSchema, getSource, isSynthetic

Method Details

getKeyColumns

List<ColumnDefinition> getKeyColumns()

The list of columns making up the unique key.

getUniqueKey

UniqueKeyDefinition getUniqueKey()

The unique key that enforces the relationship.

getForeignKey1

ForeignKeyDefinition getForeignKey1()

Get the first foreign key in the relationship.

getForeignKey2

ForeignKeyDefinition getForeignKey2()

Get the second foreign key in the relationship.