Class TMObject

java.lang.Object
net.ontopia.persistence.proxy.AbstractRWPersistent
net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.rdbms.TMObject
All Implemented Interfaces:
PersistentIF, TMObjectIF
Direct Known Subclasses:
Association, AssociationRole, Occurrence, Topic, TopicMap, TopicName, VariantName

public abstract class TMObject extends AbstractRWPersistent implements TMObjectIF
INTERNAL:
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • TMObject

      public TMObject()
    • TMObject

      public TMObject(TransactionIF txn)
  • Method Details

    • getClassIndicator

      public abstract String getClassIndicator()
      INTERNAL: Returns the token that can be used to indicate the class of this instance. This indicator is currently only used by source locators.
    • transactionChanged

      protected void transactionChanged(TopicMap topicmap)
      INTERNAL: Called when the transaction to which the object belongs has changed.
    • getLongId

      protected long getLongId()
    • getObjectId

      public abstract String getObjectId()
      Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
      PUBLIC: Gets the id of this object. The object id is part of the topic map id space, and must be unique. The object id is not significant (or unique) outside the current topic map. The object id is immutable. The object id is thus stable through this object's lifetime.
      Specified by:
      getObjectId in interface TMObjectIF
      Returns:
      string which is this object's id.
    • isReadOnly

      public boolean isReadOnly()
      Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
      PUBLIC: Returns true if this object is read-only, otherwise false.
      Specified by:
      isReadOnly in interface TMObjectIF
      Returns:
      read-only (true) or not read-only (false).
    • getTopicMap

      public TopicMapIF getTopicMap()
      Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
      PUBLIC: Gets the topic map that this object belongs to. If the object has been removed from its topic map or not added to a topic map yet this will be null.
      Specified by:
      getTopicMap in interface TMObjectIF
      Returns:
      A topic map; an object implementing TopicMapIF.
    • getItemIdentifiers

      public Collection<LocatorIF> getItemIdentifiers()
      Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
      PUBLIC: Gets the item identifiers of this object. These locators are pointers back to the locations from where this object originated.

      The purpose is to enable the engine to detect when references to external objects refer to objects that are already present within the system, such as topic maps which are already loaded.

      Specified by:
      getItemIdentifiers in interface TMObjectIF
      Returns:
      A collection of LocatorIF objects addressing the item.
    • addItemIdentifier

      public void addItemIdentifier(LocatorIF source_locator) throws ConstraintViolationException
      Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
      PUBLIC: Adds the given item identifier to the set of item item identifiers for this object.
      Specified by:
      addItemIdentifier in interface TMObjectIF
      Parameters:
      source_locator - The item identifier to be added; an object implementing LocatorIF.
      Throws:
      ConstraintViolationException - Thrown if another object in the same topic map already has the given item identifier.
    • removeItemIdentifier

      public void removeItemIdentifier(LocatorIF source_locator)
      Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
      PUBLIC: Removes the given item identifier from the set of item identifiers. If this object does not have the given item identifier the call has no effect.
      Specified by:
      removeItemIdentifier in interface TMObjectIF
      Parameters:
      source_locator - The item identifier to be removed; an object implementing LocatorIF.
    • fireEvent

      protected void fireEvent(String event, Object new_value, Object old_value)
      INTERNAL: Fires an event, so that listeners can be informed about the event. This method is typically called when the object is modified.