be.SIRAPRISE.client
Interface TypeDeclaration

All Known Implementing Classes:

NonScalarTypeDeclaration

public interface TypeDeclaration

A TypeDeclaration corresponds to an attributeName in a Heading, and defines the type that the named attribute is of

Author:

Erwin Smout

Method Summary

Heading	getHeading() Gets the Heading (i.e. the relation or tuple type) of a nonscalar type declaration
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Gets the name of the type
boolean	isScalar() Checks whether the declared type is scalar

Method Detail

getTypeName

java.lang.String getTypeName()

Gets the name of the type

Returns:

Returns the typeName.

isScalar

boolean isScalar()

Checks whether the declared type is scalar

Returns:

true if the declared type is scalar

getHeading

Heading getHeading()
                   throws TypeIsScalarException

Gets the Heading (i.e. the relation or tuple type) of a nonscalar type declaration

Returns:

the Heading (i.e. the relation or tuple type) of a nonscalar type declaration

Throws:

TypeIsScalarException - if the type is scalar