org.compass.core.mapping
Interface AliasMapping

All Superinterfaces:

Mapping, MultipleMapping

All Known Subinterfaces:

InternalResourceMapping, ResourceMapping

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractResourceMapping, ClassMapping, ContractMapping, NullResourceMapping, RawResourceMapping, XmlObjectMapping

public interface AliasMapping
extends MultipleMapping

An alias mapping is a mapping that is associated with an alias.

Author:

kimchy

Method Summary

String	getAlias() Returns the alias this mapping is associated with.
String	getAnalyzer()
String[]	getExtendedAliases() Returns a list of aliases that this alias extends.
String[]	getExtendingAliases() Returns a list of all the aliases that extend this mapping.
void	setAlias(String alias) Sets the alias this mapping is associated with.
void	setAnalyzer(String analyzer)
void	setExtendedAliases(String[] extendedMappings) Sets a list of aliases that this alias extends.
void	setExtendingAliases(String[] extendingAliases) Sets a list of all the aliases that extend this mapping.
AliasMapping	shallowCopy() Performs a shalow copy of this mapping, not including any internal mappings belonging to MultipleMapping.

Methods inherited from interface org.compass.core.mapping.MultipleMapping

addMapping, getMapping, getMapping, mappingsIt

Methods inherited from interface org.compass.core.mapping.Mapping

controlsObjectNullability, copy, getConverter, getConverterName, getName, getPath, setConverter, setConverterName, setName, setPath

Method Detail

shallowCopy

AliasMapping shallowCopy()

Performs a shalow copy of this mapping, not including any internal mappings belonging to MultipleMapping.

getAlias

String getAlias()

Returns the alias this mapping is associated with.

setAlias

void setAlias(String alias)

Sets the alias this mapping is associated with.

getExtendedAliases

String[] getExtendedAliases()

Returns a list of aliases that this alias extends.

setExtendedAliases

void setExtendedAliases(String[] extendedMappings)

Sets a list of aliases that this alias extends.

getExtendingAliases

String[] getExtendingAliases()

Returns a list of all the aliases that extend this mapping. Note, this is a list of all the aliases down the food chain, not just the first ones.

setExtendingAliases

void setExtendingAliases(String[] extendingAliases)

Sets a list of all the aliases that extend this mapping. Note, this is a list of all the aliases down the food chain, not just the first ones.

getAnalyzer

String getAnalyzer()

setAnalyzer

void setAnalyzer(String analyzer)