org.hibernate.type
Class ForeignKeyDirection

java.lang.Object
  org.hibernate.type.ForeignKeyDirection

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public abstract class ForeignKeyDirection
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Represents directionality of the foreign key constraint

Author:

Gavin King

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

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

protected

ForeignKeyDirection()

Method Summary

abstract boolean

cascadeNow(int 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(int cascadePoint)

Should we cascade at this cascade point?

See Also:

Cascade