Package org.apache.torque.om

# Schnittstelle ObjectModel

Alle bekannten Unterschnittstellen:
  `Persistent`

public interface ObjectModel
This interface defines methods related to object referencing and tracking

Version:
  $Id: Persistent.java 1152582 2011-07-31 13:59:17Z tfischer $
Autor:
  Thomas Vandahl

- ## Methodenübersicht

  Modifizierer und Typ
  Methode
  Beschreibung
  `ObjectKey<?>`
  `getPrimaryKey()`
  getter for the object primaryKey.
  `boolean`
  `isModified()`
  Returns whether the object has been modified, since it was last retrieved from storage.
  `boolean`
  `isNew()`
  Returns whether the object has ever been saved.
  `void`
  `setModified(boolean m)`
  Sets the modified state for the object.
  `void`
  `setNew(boolean b)`
  Setter for the isNew attribute.
  `void`
  `setPrimaryKey(String primaryKey)`
  Sets the PrimaryKey for the object.
  `void`
  `setPrimaryKey(ObjectKey<?> primaryKey)`
  Sets the PrimaryKey for the object.

- ## Methodendetails

  - ### getPrimaryKey

    ObjectKey<?> getPrimaryKey()
    getter for the object primaryKey.
    Gibt zurück:
      the object primaryKey as an Object

  - ### setPrimaryKey

    void setPrimaryKey(ObjectKey<?> primaryKey) throws TorqueException
    Sets the PrimaryKey for the object.
    Parameter:
      `primaryKey` - The new PrimaryKey for the object.
    Löst aus:
      `TorqueException` - This method might throw an exception

  - ### setPrimaryKey

    void setPrimaryKey(String primaryKey) throws TorqueException
    Sets the PrimaryKey for the object.
    Parameter:
      `primaryKey` - the String should be of the form produced by ObjectKey.toString().
    Löst aus:
      `TorqueException` - This method might throw an exception

  - ### isModified

    boolean isModified()
    Returns whether the object has been modified, since it was last retrieved from storage.
    Gibt zurück:
      True if the object has been modified.

  - ### isNew

    boolean isNew()
    Returns whether the object has ever been saved. This will be false, if the object was retrieved from storage or was created and then saved.
    Gibt zurück:
      true, if the object has never been persisted.

  - ### setNew

    void setNew(boolean b)
    Setter for the isNew attribute. This method will be called by Torque-generated children and Peers.
    Parameter:
      `b` - the state of the object.

  - ### setModified

    void setModified(boolean m)
    Sets the modified state for the object.
    Parameter:
      `m` - The new modified state for the object.