org.dbunit.dataset
Interface ITableMetaData

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTableMetaData, DatabaseTableMetaData, DefaultTableMetaData, FilteredTableMetaData, LowerCaseTableMetaData

public interface ITableMetaData

Represents table metadata.

Since:

Feb 17, 2002

Version:

$Revision: 651 $

Author:

Manuel Laflamme

Method Summary

int	getColumnIndex(java.lang.String columnName) Returns the column's array index of the column with the given name within this table metadata.
Column[]	getColumns() Returns this table columns.
Column[]	getPrimaryKeys() Returns this table primary key columns.
java.lang.String	getTableName() Returns this table name.

Method Detail

getTableName

java.lang.String getTableName()

Returns this table name.

getColumns

Column[] getColumns()
                    throws DataSetException

Returns this table columns.

Throws:

DataSetException

getPrimaryKeys

Column[] getPrimaryKeys()
                        throws DataSetException

Returns this table primary key columns.

Throws:

DataSetException

getColumnIndex

int getColumnIndex(java.lang.String columnName)
                   throws DataSetException

Returns the column's array index of the column with the given name within this table metadata.

Parameters:

columnName - The name of the column that is searched

Returns:

The index of the given column within this metadata, starting with 0 for the first column

Throws:

DataSetException

Since:

2.3.0