org.makumba.providers.query.hql
Interface ObjectType

All Known Implementing Classes:

HibernateObjectType, MddObjectType

public interface ObjectType

Method Summary

Object	determineType(String type, String field) for composite types return a String with the type name, for simple types return a descriptor object if field is null, the method should return the type if it is a valid type, null otherwise.
int	getTypeOf(Object descriptor) given a type descriptor, resolve it to an integer for type analysis

Method Detail

determineType

Object determineType(String type,
                     String field)
                     throws antlr.RecognitionException

for composite types return a String with the type name, for simple types return a descriptor object if field is null, the method should return the type if it is a valid type, null otherwise.

Throws:

antlr.RecognitionException

getTypeOf

int getTypeOf(Object descriptor)

given a type descriptor, resolve it to an integer for type analysis