org.apache.cayenne.map

## Class ObjRelationship

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.cayenne.map.Relationship
  - - org.apache.cayenne.map.ObjRelationship

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, ConfigurationNode, CayenneMapEntry, XMLSerializable

      public class ObjRelationship
      extends Relationship
      implements ConfigurationNode

  Describes an association between two Java classes mapped as source and target ObjEntity. Maps to a path of DbRelationships.
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected String` | `collectionType` Stores the type of collection mapped by a to-many relationship.
    `protected List<DbRelationship>` | `dbRelationships`
    `static String` | `DEFAULT_COLLECTION_TYPE` Denotes a default type of to-many relationship collection which is a Java List.
    `protected int` | `deleteRule`
    `protected String` | `mapKey` Stores a property name of a target entity used to create a relationship map.
    `protected boolean` | `usedForLocking`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.map.Relationship

      `name, runtime, sourceEntity, targetEntityName, toMany`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ObjRelationship()`
    `ObjRelationship(String name)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `<T> T` | `acceptVisitor(ConfigurationNodeVisitor<T> visitor)`
    `void` | `addDbRelationship(DbRelationship dbRel)` Appends a DbRelationship to the existing list of DbRelationships.
    `void` | `clearDbRelationships()`
    `ObjRelationship` | `createReverseRelationship()` Creates a complimentary reverse relationship from target entity to the source entity.
    `void` | `encodeAsXML(XMLEncoder encoder, ConfigurationNodeVisitor delegate)` Prints itself as XML to the provided XMLEncoder.
    `ObjRelationship` | `getClientRelationship()` Returns an ObjAttribute stripped of any server-side information, such as DbAttribute mapping.
    `String` | `getCollectionType()` Returns the interface of collection mapped by a to-many relationship.
    `String` | `getDbRelationshipPath()` Returns a dot-separated path over mapped DbRelationships.
    `List<DbRelationship>` | `getDbRelationships()` Returns an immutable list of underlying DbRelationships.
    `int` | `getDeleteRule()` Returns the deleteRule.
    `String` | `getMapKey()` Returns a property name of a target entity used to create a relationship map.
    `String` | `getReverseDbRelationshipPath()` Returns a reversed dbRelationship path.
    `ObjRelationship` | `getReverseRelationship()` Returns a "complimentary" ObjRelationship going in the opposite direction.
    `String` | `getReverseRelationshipName()` Returns the name of a complimentary relationship going in the opposite direction or null if it doesn't exist.
    `ObjEntity` | `getSourceEntity()` Returns relationship source entity.
    `ObjEntity` | `getTargetEntity()` Returns a target ObjEntity of this relationship.
    `boolean` | `isFlattened()` Returns true if the relationship is a "flattened" relationship.
    `boolean` | `isMandatory()` Returns if relationship is mandatory
    `boolean` | `isOptional()` Returns a boolean indicating whether the presence of a non-null source key(s) will not guarantee a presence of a target record.
    `boolean` | `isReadOnly()` Returns true if the relationship is flattened, but is not of the single case that can have automatic write support.
    `boolean` | `isSourceDefiningTargetPrecenseAndType(EntityResolver entityResolver)` Returns true if the relationship is non-optional and target has no subclasses.
    `boolean` | `isSourceIndependentFromTargetChange()` Returns a boolean indicating whether modifying a target of such relationship in any way will not change the underlying table row of the source.
    `boolean` | `isToDependentEntity()` Returns true if underlying DbRelationships point to dependent entity.
    `boolean` | `isToMany()` Returns a boolean value that determines relationship multiplicity.
    `boolean` | `isToPK()` Returns true if the underlying DbRelationships point to a at least one of the columns of the target entity.
    `boolean` | `isUsedForLocking()` Returns whether this attribute should be used for locking.
    `void` | `recalculateReadOnlyValue()` Deprecated. since 4.2
    `void` | `recalculateToManyValue()` Recalculates whether a relationship is toMany or toOne, based on the underlying db relationships.
    `void` | `removeDbRelationship(DbRelationship dbRel)` Removes the relationship `dbRel` from the list of relationships.
    `void` | `setCollectionType(String collectionType)`
    `void` | `setDbRelationshipPath(String relationshipPath)` Sets mapped DbRelationships as a dot-separated path.
    `void` | `setDeferredDbRelationshipPath(String relationshipPath)` Sets relationship path, but does not trigger its conversion to List For internal purposes, primarily datamap loading
    `void` | `setDeleteRule(int value)` Sets the delete rule of the relationship.
    `void` | `setMapKey(String mapKey)`
    `void` | `setUsedForLocking(boolean usedForLocking)` Sets whether this attribute should be used for locking.
    `String` | `toString()` Overrides Object.toString() to return informative description.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.map.Relationship

      `getName, getParent, getTargetEntityName, isRuntime, setName, setParent, setRuntime, setSourceEntity, setTargetEntityName, setTargetEntityName`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### DEFAULT_COLLECTION_TYPE

          public static final String DEFAULT_COLLECTION_TYPE

      Denotes a default type of to-many relationship collection which is a Java List.
      Since:
        3.0
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### deleteRule

          protected int deleteRule

    - #### usedForLocking

          protected boolean usedForLocking

    - #### dbRelationships

          protected List<DbRelationship> dbRelationships

    - #### collectionType

          protected String collectionType

      Stores the type of collection mapped by a to-many relationship. Null for to-one relationships.
      Since:
        3.0

    - #### mapKey

          protected String mapKey

      Stores a property name of a target entity used to create a relationship map. Only has effect if collectionType property is set to "java.util.Map".
      Since:
        3.0

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ObjRelationship

          public ObjRelationship()

    - #### ObjRelationship

          public ObjRelationship(String name)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getSourceEntity

          public ObjEntity getSourceEntity()

      Description copied from class: `Relationship`
      Returns relationship source entity.
      Overrides:
        `getSourceEntity` in class `Relationship`

    - #### acceptVisitor

          public <T> T acceptVisitor(ConfigurationNodeVisitor<T> visitor)

      Specified by:
        `acceptVisitor` in interface `ConfigurationNode`
      Since:
        3.1

    - #### encodeAsXML

          public void encodeAsXML(XMLEncoder encoder,
                                  ConfigurationNodeVisitor delegate)

      Prints itself as XML to the provided XMLEncoder.
      Specified by:
        `encodeAsXML` in interface `XMLSerializable`
      Since:
        1.1

    - #### getTargetEntity

          public ObjEntity getTargetEntity()

      Returns a target ObjEntity of this relationship. Entity is looked up in the parent DataMap using "targetEntityName".
      Specified by:
        `getTargetEntity` in class `Relationship`

    - #### getReverseRelationshipName

          public String getReverseRelationshipName()

      Returns the name of a complimentary relationship going in the opposite direction or null if it doesn't exist.
      Since:
        1.2

    - #### getReverseRelationship

          public ObjRelationship getReverseRelationship()

      Returns a "complimentary" ObjRelationship going in the opposite direction. Returns null if no such relationship is found.
      Specified by:
        `getReverseRelationship` in class `Relationship`

    - #### createReverseRelationship

          public ObjRelationship createReverseRelationship()

      Creates a complimentary reverse relationship from target entity to the source entity. A new relationship is created regardless of whether one already exists. Returned relationship is not attached to the source entity and has no name. Throws a `CayenneRuntimeException` if reverse DbRelationship is not mapped.
      Since:
        3.0

    - #### getDbRelationships

          public List<DbRelationship> getDbRelationships()

      Returns an immutable list of underlying DbRelationships.

    - #### addDbRelationship

          public void addDbRelationship(DbRelationship dbRel)

      Appends a DbRelationship to the existing list of DbRelationships.

    - #### removeDbRelationship

          public void removeDbRelationship(DbRelationship dbRel)

      Removes the relationship `dbRel` from the list of relationships.

    - #### clearDbRelationships

          public void clearDbRelationships()

    - #### isOptional

          public boolean isOptional()

      Returns a boolean indicating whether the presence of a non-null source key(s) will not guarantee a presence of a target record. PK..FK relationships are all optional, but there are other more subtle cases, such as PK..PK, etc.
      Since:
        3.0

    - #### isSourceDefiningTargetPrecenseAndType

          public boolean isSourceDefiningTargetPrecenseAndType(EntityResolver entityResolver)

      Returns true if the relationship is non-optional and target has no subclasses.
      Since:
        3.0

    - #### isSourceIndependentFromTargetChange

          public boolean isSourceIndependentFromTargetChange()

      Returns a boolean indicating whether modifying a target of such relationship in any way will not change the underlying table row of the source.
      Since:
        1.1

    - #### isToDependentEntity

          public boolean isToDependentEntity()

      Returns true if underlying DbRelationships point to dependent entity.

    - #### isToPK

          public boolean isToPK()

      Returns true if the underlying DbRelationships point to a at least one of the columns of the target entity.
      Since:
        1.1

    - #### isFlattened

          public boolean isFlattened()

      Returns true if the relationship is a "flattened" relationship. A relationship is considered "flattened" if it maps to more than one DbRelationship. Such chain of DbRelationships is also called "relationship path". All flattened relationships are at least readable, but only those formed across a many-many join table (with no custom attributes other than foreign keys) can be automatically written.
      Returns:
        flag indicating if the relationship is flattened or not.
      See Also:
        `isReadOnly()`

    - #### isReadOnly

          public boolean isReadOnly()

      Returns true if the relationship is flattened, but is not of the single case that can have automatic write support. Otherwise, it returns false.
      Returns:
        flag indicating if the relationship is read only or not

    - #### isToMany

          public boolean isToMany()

      Description copied from class: `Relationship`
      Returns a boolean value that determines relationship multiplicity. This defines semantics of the connection between two nodes described by the source and target entities. E.g. to-many relationship between two Persistent object classes means that a source object would have a collection of target objects. This is a read-only property.
      Overrides:
        `isToMany` in class `Relationship`

    - #### getDeleteRule

          public int getDeleteRule()

      Returns the deleteRule. The delete rule is a constant from the DeleteRule class, and specifies what should happen to the destination object when the source object is deleted.
      Returns:
        int a constant from DeleteRule
      See Also:
        `setDeleteRule(int)`

    - #### setDeleteRule

          public void setDeleteRule(int value)

      Sets the delete rule of the relationship.
      Parameters:
        `value` - New delete rule. Must be one of the constants defined in DeleteRule class.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the value is not a valid delete rule.
      See Also:
        `DeleteRule`

    - #### isUsedForLocking

          public boolean isUsedForLocking()

      Returns whether this attribute should be used for locking.
      Since:
        1.1

    - #### setUsedForLocking

          public void setUsedForLocking(boolean usedForLocking)

      Sets whether this attribute should be used for locking.
      Since:
        1.1

    - #### getDbRelationshipPath

          public String getDbRelationshipPath()

      Returns a dot-separated path over mapped DbRelationships.
      Since:
        1.1

    - #### getReverseDbRelationshipPath

          public String getReverseDbRelationshipPath()
                                              throws ExpressionException

      Returns a reversed dbRelationship path.
      Throws:
        `ExpressionException`
      Since:
        1.2

    - #### setDbRelationshipPath

          public void setDbRelationshipPath(String relationshipPath)

      Sets mapped DbRelationships as a dot-separated path.

    - #### setDeferredDbRelationshipPath

          public void setDeferredDbRelationshipPath(String relationshipPath)

      Sets relationship path, but does not trigger its conversion to List For internal purposes, primarily datamap loading
      Since:
        4.1 this method is public as it is used by new XML loaders

    - #### recalculateToManyValue

          public void recalculateToManyValue()

      Recalculates whether a relationship is toMany or toOne, based on the underlying db relationships.

    - #### recalculateReadOnlyValue

          @Deprecated
          public void recalculateReadOnlyValue()

      Deprecated. since 4.2
      Recalculates a new readonly value based on the underlying DbRelationships.

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Description copied from class: `Relationship`
      Overrides Object.toString() to return informative description.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Relationship`

    - #### getClientRelationship

          public ObjRelationship getClientRelationship()

      Returns an ObjAttribute stripped of any server-side information, such as DbAttribute mapping.
      Since:
        1.2

    - #### getCollectionType

          public String getCollectionType()

      Returns the interface of collection mapped by a to-many relationship. Returns null for to-one relationships. Default for to-many is "java.util.List". Other possible values are "java.util.Set", "java.util.Collection", "java.util.Map".
      Since:
        3.0

    - #### setCollectionType

          public void setCollectionType(String collectionType)

      Since:
        3.0

    - #### getMapKey

          public String getMapKey()

      Returns a property name of a target entity used to create a relationship map. Only has effect if collectionType property is set to "java.util.Map".
      Returns:
        The attribute name used for the map key or `null` if the default (PK) is used as the map key.
      Since:
        3.0

    - #### setMapKey

          public void setMapKey(String mapKey)

      Since:
        3.0

    - #### isMandatory

          public boolean isMandatory()

      Description copied from class: `Relationship`
      Returns if relationship is mandatory
      Specified by:
        `isMandatory` in class `Relationship`

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