com.healthmarketscience.jackcess
Class Column.AutoNumberGenerator

java.lang.Object
  com.healthmarketscience.jackcess.Column.AutoNumberGenerator

Enclosing class:

Column

public abstract class Column.AutoNumberGenerator
extends java.lang.Object

Base class for the supported autonumber types.

Constructor Summary

protected

Column.AutoNumberGenerator()

Method Summary

abstract int	getColumnFlags() Returns the flags used when writing this column.
abstract java.lang.Object	getLast() Returns the last autonumber generated by this generator.
abstract java.lang.Object	getNext(java.lang.Object prevRowValue) Returns the next autonumber for this generator.
abstract DataType	getType() Returns the type of values generated by this generator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Column.AutoNumberGenerator

protected Column.AutoNumberGenerator()

Method Detail

getLast

public abstract java.lang.Object getLast()

Returns the last autonumber generated by this generator. Only valid after a call to Table.addRow(java.lang.Object...), otherwise undefined.

getNext

public abstract java.lang.Object getNext(java.lang.Object prevRowValue)

Returns the next autonumber for this generator.

Warning, calling this externally will result in this value being "lost" for the table.

getColumnFlags

public abstract int getColumnFlags()

Returns the flags used when writing this column.

getType

public abstract DataType getType()

Returns the type of values generated by this generator.