org.hibernate.type

Class ForeignKeyDirection

java.lang.Object

org.hibernate.type.ForeignKeyDirection

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public abstract class ForeignKeyDirection
extends Object
implements Serializable

Represents directionality of the foreign key constraint

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ForeignKeyDirection	FOREIGN_KEY_FROM_PARENT A foreign key from parent to child
static ForeignKeyDirection	FOREIGN_KEY_TO_PARENT A foreign key from child to parent

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	ForeignKeyDirection()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract boolean	cascadeNow(CascadePoint cascadePoint) Should we cascade at this cascade point?

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FOREIGN_KEY_TO_PARENT

public static final ForeignKeyDirection FOREIGN_KEY_TO_PARENT

A foreign key from child to parent

FOREIGN_KEY_FROM_PARENT

public static final ForeignKeyDirection FOREIGN_KEY_FROM_PARENT

A foreign key from parent to child

Constructor Detail

ForeignKeyDirection

protected ForeignKeyDirection()

Method Detail

cascadeNow

public abstract boolean cascadeNow(CascadePoint cascadePoint)

Should we cascade at this cascade point?

Parameters:

cascadePoint - The point at which the cascade is being initiated.

Returns:

true if cascading should be performed now.

See Also:

Cascade