ColumnBase (IBM FHIR Server)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.fhir.database.utils.model.ColumnBase

Direct Known Subclasses:

BigIntColumn, BlobColumn, CharColumn, ClobColumn, DoubleColumn, IntColumn, SmallIntColumn, TimestampColumn, VarbinaryColumn, VarcharColumn
```
public abstract class ColumnBase
extends Object
```
An immutable definition of a column in a table

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`ColumnBase(String name, boolean nullable)`	Protected constructor - for use by subclasses
`protected`	`ColumnBase(String name, boolean nullable, String defaultVal)`	Protected constructor - for use by subclasses

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getDefaultVal()`	Getter for the default value of this column
`String`	`getName()`	Getter for the name
`String`	`getTypeDef(IDatabaseTypeAdapter adapter)`	Get the definition of this column as used in create table and create type statements.
`abstract String`	`getTypeInfo(IDatabaseTypeAdapter adapter)`	Get the type info string
`boolean`	`isNullable()`	Getter for the null flag
`void`	`resetDefaultValue()`	resets the default value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ColumnBase
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protected ColumnBase(String name,
                     boolean nullable)
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    Protected constructor - for use by subclasses
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
    
    nullable -
  - ColumnBase
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protected ColumnBase(String name,
                     boolean nullable,
                     String defaultVal)
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    Protected constructor - for use by subclasses
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
    
    nullable -
    
    defaultVal -
- Method Detail
  - resetDefaultValue
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public void resetDefaultValue()
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    resets the default value.
  - getName
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public String getName()
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    Getter for the name
    
    Returns:
  - isNullable
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public boolean isNullable()
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    Getter for the null flag
    
    Returns:
  - getDefaultVal
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public String getDefaultVal()
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    Getter for the default value of this column
    
    Returns:
    
    possibly null
  - getTypeInfo
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public abstract String getTypeInfo(IDatabaseTypeAdapter adapter)
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    Get the type info string
    
    Parameters:
    
    adapter -
    
    Returns:
  - getTypeDef
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public String getTypeDef(IDatabaseTypeAdapter adapter)
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    Get the definition of this column as used in create table and create type statements. Simply the name followed by the data type
    
    Parameters:
    
    adapter -
    
    Returns: