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064: package com.jcorporate.expresso.core.dataobjects;
065:
066: /**
067: * Interface for providing auto-definition of DataObjects.
068: * Many DataObjects needs something other than just classname to differentiate
069: * themselves. For example, AutoDBObject needs to know the table name to
070: * automatically initialize to. JoinedDataObject needs a location of the xml
071: * definition file. Classes that implement the Defineable interface should
072: * get their
073: * setDefinitionName() called before the object is actually used in any manner.
074: *
075: * @author Michael Rimov
076: */
077: public interface Defineable {
078:
079: /**
080: * Use this method to set the key to the definition name for the Defineable
081: * database object. The actual meaning of the definitionName may be different.
082: * For example, AutoDBObject's definition name is the database table name.
083: * JoinedDataObject's definition name is the classpath URL location to the
084: * definition XML file.
085: *
086: * @param definitionName java.lang.String, the actual definition of the
087: * dataobject.
088: * @throws DataException if the DataObject is unable to initialize itself
089: * with the given definition name.
090: */
091: public void setDefinitionName(String definitionName)
092: throws DataException;
093:
094: /**
095: * Retrieve the key to the definition name for the given DBObject.
096: *
097: * @return the definition name.
098: */
099: public String getDefinitionName();
100: }
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