Module is.codion.framework.domain
Package is.codion.framework.domain.entity.attribute

Interface ColumnDefinition.Builder<T,B extends ColumnDefinition.Builder<T,B>>

Type Parameters:
T - the underlying type
B - the builder type
All Superinterfaces:
AttributeDefinition.Builder<T,B>
All Known Subinterfaces:
BlobColumnDefinition.Builder
Enclosing interface:
ColumnDefinition<T>
public static interface ColumnDefinition.Builder<T,B extends ColumnDefinition.Builder<T,B>> extends AttributeDefinition.Builder<T,B>
Builds a ColumnDefinition

  • Method Details

    • columnClass

      <C> B columnClass(Class<C> columnClass, Column.Converter<T,C> converter)
      Sets the actual column type, and the required Column.Converter.
      Type Parameters:
      C - the column type
      Parameters:
      columnClass - the underlying column type class
      converter - the converter to use when converting to and from column values
      Returns:
      this instance

    • columnClass

      <C> B columnClass(Class<C> columnClass, Column.Converter<T,C> converter, Column.Fetcher<C> fetcher)
      Sets the actual column type, and the required Column.Converter.
      Type Parameters:
      C - the column type
      Parameters:
      columnClass - the underlying column type class
      converter - the converter to use when converting to and from column values
      fetcher - the fetcher to use to retrieve the value from a ResultSet
      Returns:
      this instance

    • name

      B name(String name)
      Sets the actual string used as column when querying
      Parameters:
      name - the column name
      Returns:
      this instance

    • expression

      B expression(String expression)
      Parameters:
      expression - the column expression to use when selecting
      Returns:
      this instance

    • readOnly

      B readOnly(boolean readOnly)
      Specifies whether this column should be included during insert and update operations
      Parameters:
      readOnly - true if this column should be read-only
      Returns:
      this instance

    • insertable

      B insertable(boolean insertable)
      Parameters:
      insertable - specifies whether this column should be included during insert operations
      Returns:
      this instance

    • updatable

      B updatable(boolean updatable)
      Parameters:
      updatable - specifies whether this column is updatable
      Returns:
      this instance

    • columnHasDefaultValue

      B columnHasDefaultValue(boolean columnHasDefaultValue)
      Specifies that the underlying table column has a default value
      Parameters:
      columnHasDefaultValue - true if the column has a default value
      Returns:
      this instance

    • groupBy

      B groupBy(boolean groupBy)
      Specifies that this column should be grouped by. Also specifies that this column is not an aggregate function column.
      Parameters:
      groupBy - true if this is a grouping column
      Returns:
      this instance

    • aggregate

      B aggregate(boolean aggregate)
      Specifies that this column is an aggregate function column. Also specifies that this column should not be grouped by.
      Parameters:
      aggregate - true if this is an aggregate function column
      Returns:
      this instance

    • selectable

      B selectable(boolean selectable)
      Specifies whether this column should be included in select queries
      Parameters:
      selectable - true if this column should be included in select queries
      Returns:
      this instance

    • searchColumn

      B searchColumn(boolean searchColumn)
      Specifies whether this column should be included when searching for an entity by a string value. Only applicable to attributes of type Types.VARCHAR.
      Parameters:
      searchColumn - true if this column is a search column
      Returns:
      this instance
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - in case this column type is not String