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package org.jooq.meta;

import java.util.List;

import org.jooq.Record;
import org.jooq.Table;

The definition of a table or view.
Author:
Lukas Eder/**
 * The definition of a table or view.
 *
 * @author Lukas Eder
 */
public interface TableDefinition extends Definition {

    
All columns in the type, table or view.
/**
     * All columns in the type, table or view.
     */
    List<ColumnDefinition> getColumns();

    
Get a column in this type by its name.
/**
     * Get a column in this type by its name.
     */
    ColumnDefinition getColumn(String columnName);

    
Get a column in this type by its name.
/**
     * Get a column in this type by its name.
     */
    ColumnDefinition getColumn(String columnName, boolean ignoreCase);

    
Get a column in this type by its index (starting at 0).
/**
     * Get a column in this type by its index (starting at 0).
     */
    ColumnDefinition getColumn(int columnIndex);

    
All embeddable types in this defining table.
/**
     * All embeddable types in this defining table.
     */
    List<EmbeddableDefinition> getEmbeddables();

    
All embeddable types in this referencing table.
/**
     * All embeddable types in this referencing table.
     */
    List<EmbeddableDefinition> getReferencedEmbeddables();

    
Get the indexes for this table.
/**
     * Get the indexes for this table.
     */
    List<IndexDefinition> getIndexes();

    
Get the primary key for this table.
/**
     * Get the primary key for this table.
     */
    UniqueKeyDefinition getPrimaryKey();

    
Get the unique keys for this table.
/**
     * Get the unique keys for this table.
     */
    List<UniqueKeyDefinition> getUniqueKeys();

    
Get the unique key for this table by name.
/**
     * Get the unique key for this table by name.
     */
    UniqueKeyDefinition getUniqueKey(String name);

    
Get the foreign keys for this table.
/**
     * Get the foreign keys for this table.
     */
    List<ForeignKeyDefinition> getForeignKeys();

    
Get the foreign keys for this table referencing a specific table.
/**
     * Get the foreign keys for this table referencing a specific table.
     */
    List<ForeignKeyDefinition> getForeignKeys(TableDefinition referenced);

    
Get the CHECK constraints for this table.
/**
     * Get the <code>CHECK</code> constraints for this table.
     */
    List<CheckConstraintDefinition> getCheckConstraints();

    
Get the IDENTITY column of this table, or null,
if no such column exists.
/**
     * Get the <code>IDENTITY</code> column of this table, or <code>null</code>,
     * if no such column exists.
     */
    IdentityDefinition getIdentity();

    
Get the parent table if table inheritance is applicable.
/**
     * Get the parent table if table inheritance is applicable.
     */
    TableDefinition getParentTable();

    
Get the child tables if table inheritance is applicable.
/**
     * Get the child tables if table inheritance is applicable.
     */
    List<TableDefinition> getChildTables();

    
This TableDefinition as a Table. /**
     * This TableDefinition as a {@link Table}.
     */
    Table<Record> getTable();

    
The parameters of this table if this is a table-valued function.
/**
     * The parameters of this table if this is a table-valued function.
     */
    List<ParameterDefinition> getParameters();

    
Whether this table is a temporary table.
/**
     * Whether this table is a temporary table.
     */
    boolean isTemporary();

    
Whether this table is a view.
/**
     * Whether this table is a view.
     */
    boolean isView();

    
Whether this table is a materialized view.
/**
     * Whether this table is a materialized view.
     */
    boolean isMaterializedView();

    
Whether this table is a table-valued function.
/**
     * Whether this table is a table-valued function.
     */
    boolean isTableValuedFunction();

}