ewe.database
Interface DatabaseTypes

All Known Subinterfaces:

Database, DatabaseEntry, FoundEntries

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatabaseEntryObject, DatabaseObject, DatabaseUtils, FieldModifier, FoundEntriesObject, GetSearchCriteria, Record

public interface DatabaseTypes

This class contains constants used in the Database package.

Field Summary

static int	BOOLEAN This is the Boolean field type.
static int	BYTE_ARRAY This is the byte array type.
static int	CREATED_FIELD This is the reserved "CreatedDate" field.
static int	DATE This is for a date value (represented by ewe.sys.DayOfYear) value (saved as a 64-bit integer).
static int	DATE_TIME This is for a date and time (represented by ewe.sys.Time) value (saved as a 64-bit integer).
static int	DECIMAL This is for an arbitrary sized decimal number stored as an ewe.sys.Decimal.
static int	DOUBLE This is the double precision floating point (64-bit) type.
static int	FIRST_SPECIAL_FIELD All fields equal to and above this value are considered "special" fields, used for synchronization and other such tasks - ie the XXX_FIELD values.
static int	FLAG_SYNCHRONIZED This is used with the FLAGS_FIELD and will specify that the entry has not been modified since last synchronized.
static int	FLAGS_FIELD This is the reserved "EntryFlags" field.
static int	INTEGER This is the Integer (32-bit) field type.
static int	JAVA_OBJECT This is for an arbitrary Java Object encoded somehow as bytes.
static int	LONG This is the Long Integer (64-bit) field type.
static int	MAX_ID This is the maximum value a Field or Sort ID can be.
static int	MODIFIED_BY_FIELD This is the reserved "ModifiedByWho" field.
static int	MODIFIED_FIELD This is the reserved "ModifiedDate" field.
static int	NAME_FIELD This is the reserved "EntryName" field.
static int	OBJECT_BYTES_FIELD This is the reserved "ObjectBytes" field.
static int	OBJECT_TEXT_FIELD This is the reserved "ObjectText" field.
static int	OID_FIELD This is the reserved "EntryOID" field.
static String[]	reservedFieldHeaders
static int[]	reservedFieldIDs
static String[]	reservedFieldNames
static int[]	reservedFieldTypes
static int	SORT_DATE_ONLY This is an option for a Sort.
static int	SORT_IGNORE_CASE This is an option for a Sort.
static int	SORT_TIME_ONLY This is an option for a Sort.
static int	SORT_UNKNOWN_IS_GREATER_THAN_KNOWN This options indicates that an unknown field value (ie the field value is not set) is considered greater than a known field value.
static int	SORT_UNKNOWN_IS_LESS_THAN_KNOWN This options indicates that an unknown field value (ie the field value is not set) is considered less than a known field value.
static int	STRING This is the String field type.
static int	TIME This is for a date value (represented by ewe.sys.TimeOfDay) value (saved as a 64-bit integer).
static int	TIMESTAMP This is for a timestamp value that measures time to nanosecond precision (saved as a 64-bit integer).

Field Detail

INTEGER

public static final int INTEGER

This is the Integer (32-bit) field type. In a Record object, this will be represented by an ewe.sys.Long object.

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LONG

public static final int LONG

This is the Long Integer (64-bit) field type. In a Record object, this will be represented by an ewe.sys.Long object.

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BOOLEAN

public static final int BOOLEAN

This is the Boolean field type. In a Record object, this will be represented by an ewe.sys.Long object.

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STRING

public static final int STRING

This is the String field type. In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.util.CharArray object.

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DOUBLE

public static final int DOUBLE

This is the double precision floating point (64-bit) type. No single-precision floating point type is provided. In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.sys.Double object.

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BYTE_ARRAY

public static final int BYTE_ARRAY

This is the byte array type. In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.sys.ByteArray object.

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DATE_TIME

public static final int DATE_TIME

This is for a date and time (represented by ewe.sys.Time) value (saved as a 64-bit integer). In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.sys.Time object.

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DECIMAL

public static final int DECIMAL

This is for an arbitrary sized decimal number stored as an ewe.sys.Decimal. In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.sys.Decimal object.

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DATE

public static final int DATE

This is for a date value (represented by ewe.sys.DayOfYear) value (saved as a 64-bit integer). In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.sys.DayOfYear value.

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TIME

public static final int TIME

This is for a date value (represented by ewe.sys.TimeOfDay) value (saved as a 64-bit integer). In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.sys.TimeOfDay value.

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TIMESTAMP

public static final int TIMESTAMP

This is for a timestamp value that measures time to nanosecond precision (saved as a 64-bit integer). In a Record object, this will be represented by a ewe.sys.Long value.

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JAVA_OBJECT

public static final int JAVA_OBJECT

This is for an arbitrary Java Object encoded somehow as bytes. In a Record object, this will be represented by the decoded Java object.

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SORT_IGNORE_CASE

public static final int SORT_IGNORE_CASE

This is an option for a Sort.

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SORT_UNKNOWN_IS_LESS_THAN_KNOWN

public static final int SORT_UNKNOWN_IS_LESS_THAN_KNOWN

This options indicates that an unknown field value (ie the field value is not set) is considered less than a known field value.

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SORT_UNKNOWN_IS_GREATER_THAN_KNOWN

public static final int SORT_UNKNOWN_IS_GREATER_THAN_KNOWN

This options indicates that an unknown field value (ie the field value is not set) is considered greater than a known field value.

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SORT_DATE_ONLY

public static final int SORT_DATE_ONLY

This is an option for a Sort.

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SORT_TIME_ONLY

public static final int SORT_TIME_ONLY

This is an option for a Sort.

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FIRST_SPECIAL_FIELD

public static final int FIRST_SPECIAL_FIELD

All fields equal to and above this value are considered "special" fields, used for synchronization and other such tasks - ie the XXX_FIELD values.

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MAX_ID

public static final int MAX_ID

This is the maximum value a Field or Sort ID can be.

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NAME_FIELD

public static final int NAME_FIELD

This is the reserved "EntryName" field. It is of type String. It is not added unless you request it.

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OID_FIELD

public static final int OID_FIELD

This is the reserved "EntryOID" field. It is a 64-bit value (LONG) which should be unique to the entry. This is not added unless you request it.

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CREATED_FIELD

public static final int CREATED_FIELD

This is the reserved "CreatedDate" field. It is a 64-bit value representing when the table entry was created. This is not added unless you request it.

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MODIFIED_FIELD

public static final int MODIFIED_FIELD

This is the reserved "ModifiedDate" field. It is a 64-bit value representing when the table entry was created. This is not added unless you request it.

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FLAGS_FIELD

public static final int FLAGS_FIELD

This is the reserved "EntryFlags" field. It is a 32-bit value representing flags pertaining to the entry.

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FLAG_SYNCHRONIZED

public static final int FLAG_SYNCHRONIZED

This is used with the FLAGS_FIELD and will specify that the entry has not been modified since last synchronized.

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OBJECT_TEXT_FIELD

public static final int OBJECT_TEXT_FIELD

This is the reserved "ObjectText" field. It is a String representing the text encoded data of a stored object.

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OBJECT_BYTES_FIELD

public static final int OBJECT_BYTES_FIELD

This is the reserved "ObjectBytes" field. It is a byte array representing the byte encoded data of a stored object.

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MODIFIED_BY_FIELD

public static final int MODIFIED_BY_FIELD

This is the reserved "ModifiedByWho" field. It is a 32-bit value representing the ID of the database which modified the entry. This is not added unless you request it.

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reservedFieldNames

public static final String[] reservedFieldNames

reservedFieldHeaders

public static final String[] reservedFieldHeaders

reservedFieldIDs

public static final int[] reservedFieldIDs

reservedFieldTypes

public static final int[] reservedFieldTypes