Package org.kuali.rice.krad.data.metadata.impl

Interface DataObjectMetadataInternal

All Superinterfaces:

DataObjectMetadata, MetadataCommon, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataObjectMetadataImpl

public interface DataObjectMetadataInternal
extends DataObjectMetadata

Additional methods which are needed to support the linking between embedded metadata objects but that we don't want to expose on our public interfaces.

Author:

Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DataObjectMetadataInternal	getEmbedded()	The embedded DataObjectMetadata which will be used to fill in values not specified by this DataObjectMetadata.
void	setEmbedded(DataObjectMetadataInternal embedded)	Sets the embedded DataObjectMetadata.

Methods inherited from interface org.kuali.rice.krad.data.metadata.DataObjectMetadata

getAttribute, getAttributes, getBusinessKeyAttributeNames, getCollection, getCollections, getPrimaryDisplayAttributeName, getPrimaryKeyAttributeNames, getRelationship, getRelationshipByLastAttributeInRelationship, getRelationships, getRelationshipsInvolvingAttribute, getType, hasDistinctBusinessKey, isSupportsOptimisticLocking

Methods inherited from interface org.kuali.rice.krad.data.metadata.MetadataCommon

getBackingObjectName, getDescription, getLabel, getMergeAction, getName, getShortLabel, isReadOnly

Method Details

getEmbedded

DataObjectMetadataInternal getEmbedded()

The embedded DataObjectMetadata which will be used to fill in values not specified by this DataObjectMetadata.

Returns:

the embedded metadata, or no if no metadata is embedded

setEmbedded

void setEmbedded(DataObjectMetadataInternal embedded)

Sets the embedded DataObjectMetadata.

Parameters:

embedded - or null