com.sap.mw.jco
Interface IMetaData

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

JCO.MetaData

public interface IMetaData

extends java.io.Serializable

Encapsulates the meta-data of either a parameter list, a structure, or a table. Each element of meta-data describes a field of a parameter list, a field of a structure, or a column of a table in terms of name, type, length, etc. Meta-data objects are used to create parameter list, structures, or tables of a certain layout.

See Also:

JCO.ParameterList, JCO.Structure, JCO.Table

Field Summary

static int	EXPORT_PARAMETER Flag that indicates a export parameter
static int	IMPORT_PARAMETER Flag that indicates a import parameter
static int	INACTIVE_PARAMETER Flag that indicates that the parameter is being excluded from a call
static int	OPTIONAL_PARAMETER Flag that indicates a export parameter
static int	TYPE_BCD Packed BCD number, any length between 1 and 16 bytes.
static int	TYPE_BYTE Raw data, binary, fixed length, zero padded.
static int	TYPE_CHAR 1-byte or multibyte character.Fixed sized, blank padded.
static int	TYPE_DATE Date ( YYYYYMMDD ).
static int	TYPE_EXCEPTION ABAP exception.
static int	TYPE_FLOAT Floating point,double precission.
static int	TYPE_INT 4-byte integer .
static int	TYPE_INT1 1-byte integer .
static int	TYPE_INT2 2-byte integer .
static int	TYPE_INVALID The field info does not contain a valid JCO type
static int	TYPE_ITAB Internal table.
static int	TYPE_NUM Digits, fixed size,'0' padded.
static int	TYPE_STRING UTF8 encoded string of variable length.
static int	TYPE_STRUCTURE A heterogeneous structure.
static int	TYPE_TABLE A Table.
static int	TYPE_TIME Time (HHMMSS).
static int	TYPE_XSTRING Byte array of variable length.
static int	UNINITIALIZED The field info was not initialized yet
static int	UNINITIALIZED_PARAMETER Flag that indicates a uninitialized parameter

Method Summary

void	addInfo(java.lang.String name, int type, int length, int offset, int decimals, int flags, java.lang.Object tab_meta_data) Adds a new field descriptor to the meta-data object
void	addInfo(java.lang.String name, int type, int length, int offset, int decimals, java.lang.String defaults, java.lang.String description, int flags, java.lang.Object tab_meta_data, com.sap.mw.jco.IExtendedFieldMetaData extended) Adds a new field descriptor to the meta-data object
java.lang.Object	clone() Creates an returns a copy of the IMetaData object.
int	getDecimals(int index) Returns the number of decimals of the data field at the specified index Decimals are only necessary for the JCO data types TYPE_BCD and TYPE_FLOAT, respectively.
int	getDecimals(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the number of decimals for the field with the specified name Decimals are only necessary for the JCO data types TYPE_BCD and TYPE_FLOAT, respectively.
java.lang.String	getDefault(int index) Returns the default value of the data field at the specified index
java.lang.String	getDefault(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the default value for the field with the specified name
java.lang.String	getDescription(int index) Returns the descriptional text of the data field at the specified index
java.lang.String	getDescription(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the descriptional text for the field with the specified name
com.sap.mw.jco.IExtendedFieldMetaData	getExtendedFieldMetaData(int index) Returns the extended field meta-data object at the specified index
com.sap.mw.jco.IExtendedFieldMetaData	getExtendedFieldMetaData(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the extended meta-data object for the field with the specified name
int	getFieldCount() Returns the number of entries (fields)
int	getInternalLength(int index) Returns the internal length of the data field at the specified index
int	getInternalLength(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the internal length of the field with the specified name
int	getLength(int index) Returns the length of the data field at the specified index
int	getLength(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the length of the field with the specified name
IMetaData	getMetaData(int index) Returns the meta-data if the specified data field is a table or structure.
IMetaData	getMetaData(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the meta-data if the specified data field is a table or structure.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the table/structure this meta-data describes
java.lang.String	getName(int index) Returns the field name of the data field at the specified index The field name is used for identfying a field in a structure or table row.
int	getOffset(int index) Deprecated. only used for internal purposes
int	getOffset(java.lang.String field_name) Deprecated. only used for internal purposes
int	getTabLength() Returns the total length of a structure or single row of a table.
java.lang.String	getTabName(int index) Returns the table/structure name of the data field or null if no table name is available
java.lang.String	getTabName(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the table/structure name of the data field or null if no table name is available
int	getType(int index) Returns the JCO type of the data field at the specified index
int	getType(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the type of the data for the field with the specified name
java.lang.String	getTypeAsString(int index) Returns the type of the data field at the specified index
java.lang.String	getTypeAsString(java.lang.String field_name) Returns the type of the data field for the field with the specified name
boolean	hasField(java.lang.String name) Checks whether a named field exists
int	indexOf(java.lang.String name) Returns the index of the named field info
boolean	isException(int index) Checks whether this field is a exception
boolean	isException(java.lang.String field_name) Checks whether this field with the specified name is a exception
boolean	isExport(int index) Checks whether the field at the specified index is an export parameter
boolean	isExport(java.lang.String field_name) Checks whether the field with the specified name is an export parameter
boolean	isImport(int index) Checks whether the field at the specified index is an import parameter
boolean	isImport(java.lang.String field_name) Checks whether the field with the specified name is an import parameter
boolean	isOptional(int index) Checks whether the field at the specified index is an optional parameter
boolean	isOptional(java.lang.String field_name) Checks whether the field with the specified name is an optional parameter
boolean	isStructure(int index) Checks whether the field at the specified index is a structure parameter
boolean	isStructure(java.lang.String field_name) Checks whether the field with the specified name is a structure parameter
boolean	isTable(int index) Checks whether the field is a table parameter
boolean	isTable(java.lang.String field_name) Checks whether the field with the specified name is a table parameter
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the meta-data

Field Detail

UNINITIALIZED

public static final int UNINITIALIZED

The field info was not initialized yet

TYPE_INVALID

public static final int TYPE_INVALID

The field info does not contain a valid JCO type

TYPE_CHAR

public static final int TYPE_CHAR

1-byte or multibyte character.Fixed sized, blank padded. Corresponds to ABAP type 'C'.

TYPE_DATE

public static final int TYPE_DATE

Date ( YYYYYMMDD ). Corresponds to ABAP type 'D'.

TYPE_BCD

public static final int TYPE_BCD

Packed BCD number, any length between 1 and 16 bytes. Corresponds to ABAP type 'P'.

TYPE_TIME

public static final int TYPE_TIME

Time (HHMMSS). Corresponds to ABAP type 'T'

TYPE_BYTE

public static final int TYPE_BYTE

Raw data, binary, fixed length, zero padded. Corresponds to ABAP type 'X'.

TYPE_ITAB

public static final int TYPE_ITAB

Internal table. (Deprecated! Not used)

TYPE_NUM

public static final int TYPE_NUM

Digits, fixed size,'0' padded. Corresponds to ABAP type 'N'.

TYPE_FLOAT

public static final int TYPE_FLOAT

Floating point,double precission. Corresponds to ABAP type 'F'.

TYPE_INT

public static final int TYPE_INT

4-byte integer . Corresponds to ABAP type 'I'.

TYPE_INT2

public static final int TYPE_INT2

2-byte integer . Corresponds to ABAP type 's'.

TYPE_INT1

public static final int TYPE_INT1

1-byte integer . Corresponds to ABAP type 'b'.

TYPE_STRUCTURE

public static final int TYPE_STRUCTURE

A heterogeneous structure. Corresponds to ABAP type 'u'.

TYPE_STRING

public static final int TYPE_STRING

UTF8 encoded string of variable length. Corresponds to ABAP type 'g'.

TYPE_XSTRING

public static final int TYPE_XSTRING

Byte array of variable length. Corresponds to ABAP type 'y'.

TYPE_TABLE

public static final int TYPE_TABLE

A Table. Corresponds to ABAP type 'h'.

TYPE_EXCEPTION

public static final int TYPE_EXCEPTION

ABAP exception.

IMPORT_PARAMETER

public static final int IMPORT_PARAMETER

Flag that indicates a import parameter

EXPORT_PARAMETER

public static final int EXPORT_PARAMETER

Flag that indicates a export parameter

OPTIONAL_PARAMETER

public static final int OPTIONAL_PARAMETER

Flag that indicates a export parameter

UNINITIALIZED_PARAMETER

public static final int UNINITIALIZED_PARAMETER

Flag that indicates a uninitialized parameter

INACTIVE_PARAMETER

public static final int INACTIVE_PARAMETER

Flag that indicates that the parameter is being excluded from a call

Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Creates an returns a copy of the IMetaData object.

Returns:

A clone of this IMetaData object.

indexOf

public int indexOf(java.lang.String name)

Returns the index of the named field info

Parameters:

name - the name of the field for which the index is being returned

Returns:

the index of the named field in the fields list

Throws:

JCO.Exception - if the field could not be found

hasField

public boolean hasField(java.lang.String name)

Checks whether a named field exists

Parameters:

name - the name of the field to check for existence

Returns:

true if the field with the specified name exist, false otherwise

Since:

JCo 1.1

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the table/structure this meta-data describes

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

The name of the underlying table/structure

getFieldCount

public int getFieldCount()

Returns the number of entries (fields)

addInfo

public void addInfo(java.lang.String name,
                    int type,
                    int length,
                    int offset,
                    int decimals,
                    int flags,
                    java.lang.Object tab_meta_data)

Adds a new field descriptor to the meta-data object

Parameters:

name - Field name for identifying this data field

type - Data field type

length - Data field length in bytes

offset - Data field offset in the internal JCO data buffer

decimals - Data field number of decimals (only necessary for the data types TYPE_BCD and TYPE_FLOAT)

flags - Bit-vector for additional attributes of the field. The vector can be ORed together from

Flag	Description
IMPORT_PARAMETER	The field is an import parameter
EXPORT_PARAMETER	The field is an export parameter
OPTIONAL_PARAMETER	The field is an optional parameter
INACTIVATE_PARAMETER	Only used for table parameters, indicating that the content of the table will not be sent to the server

tab_meta - meta-data if the field is a complex field, i.e. structure or table, null otherwise

addInfo

public void addInfo(java.lang.String name,
                    int type,
                    int length,
                    int offset,
                    int decimals,
                    java.lang.String defaults,
                    java.lang.String description,
                    int flags,
                    java.lang.Object tab_meta_data,
                    com.sap.mw.jco.IExtendedFieldMetaData extended)

Adds a new field descriptor to the meta-data object

Parameters:

name - Field name for identifying this data field

type - Data field type

length - Data field length in bytes

offset - Data field offset in the internal JCO data buffer

decimals - Data field number of decimals (only necessary for the data types TYPE_BCD and TYPE_FLOAT)

sdefault - Data Field default value

description - Descriptional text of the data field

flags - Bit-vector for additional attributes of the field. The vector can be ORed together from

Flag	Description
IMPORT_PARAMETER	The field is an import parameter
EXPORT_PARAMETER	The field is an export parameter
OPTIONAL_PARAMETER	The field is an optional parameter
INACTIVATE_PARAMETER	Only used for table parameters, indicating that the content of the table will not be sent to the server

tab_meta - meta-data if the field is a complex field, i.e. structure or table, null otherwise

extented - extended meta-data for this field or null if none available.

getName

public java.lang.String getName(int index)

Returns the field name of the data field at the specified index The field name is used for identfying a field in a structure or table row.

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

The field name of the data field described by this meta information object.

getTabName

public java.lang.String getTabName(int index)

Returns the table/structure name of the data field or null if no table name is available

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

The table/structure name of the data field described by this meta information object.

getTabName

public java.lang.String getTabName(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the table/structure name of the data field or null if no table name is available

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

The table/structure name of the data field described by this meta information object.

getMetaData

public IMetaData getMetaData(int index)

Returns the meta-data if the specified data field is a table or structure. The method will return null if no meta-data are available

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

The table/structure meta-data of the data field or null

getMetaData

public IMetaData getMetaData(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the meta-data if the specified data field is a table or structure. The method will return null if no meta-data are available

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

The table/structure meta-data of the data field or null

getExtendedFieldMetaData

public com.sap.mw.jco.IExtendedFieldMetaData getExtendedFieldMetaData(int index)

Returns the extended field meta-data object at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

the extended field meta-data object or null if not available

getExtendedFieldMetaData

public com.sap.mw.jco.IExtendedFieldMetaData getExtendedFieldMetaData(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the extended meta-data object for the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

the extended field meta-data object or null if not available

getLength

public int getLength(int index)

Returns the length of the data field at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

data field length

getLength

public int getLength(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the length of the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

data field length

Since:

JCo 2.0

getInternalLength

public int getInternalLength(int index)

Returns the internal length of the data field at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

data field internal length

Since:

JCo 2.0

getInternalLength

public int getInternalLength(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the internal length of the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

data field internal length

getOffset

public int getOffset(int index)

Deprecated. only used for internal purposes

Returns the offset of the data field at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

data field offset

getOffset

public int getOffset(java.lang.String field_name)

Deprecated. only used for internal purposes

Returns the offset for the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

data field offset

getType

public int getType(int index)

Returns the JCO type of the data field at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

the JCO data type

getType

public int getType(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the type of the data for the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

the JCO data type

getTypeAsString

public java.lang.String getTypeAsString(int index)

Returns the type of the data field at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

a string description of the JCO data type

getTypeAsString

public java.lang.String getTypeAsString(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the type of the data field for the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

a string description of the JCO data type

getDecimals

public int getDecimals(int index)

Returns the number of decimals of the data field at the specified index Decimals are only necessary for the JCO data types TYPE_BCD and TYPE_FLOAT, respectively.

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

data field number of decimals.

getDecimals

public int getDecimals(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the number of decimals for the field with the specified name Decimals are only necessary for the JCO data types TYPE_BCD and TYPE_FLOAT, respectively.

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

data field number of decimals.

getDefault

public java.lang.String getDefault(int index)

Returns the default value of the data field at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

data field default value

getDefault

public java.lang.String getDefault(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the default value for the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

data field default value

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(int index)

Returns the descriptional text of the data field at the specified index

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

A descriptional text of the data field

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(java.lang.String field_name)

Returns the descriptional text for the field with the specified name

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

A descriptional text of the data field

isOptional

public boolean isOptional(int index)

Checks whether the field at the specified index is an optional parameter

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an optional parameter, false otherwise

isOptional

public boolean isOptional(java.lang.String field_name)

Checks whether the field with the specified name is an optional parameter

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an optional parameter, false otherwise

isImport

public boolean isImport(int index)

Checks whether the field at the specified index is an import parameter

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an import parameter, false otherwise

isImport

public boolean isImport(java.lang.String field_name)

Checks whether the field with the specified name is an import parameter

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an import parameter, false otherwise

isExport

public boolean isExport(int index)

Checks whether the field at the specified index is an export parameter

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an export parameter, false otherwise

isExport

public boolean isExport(java.lang.String field_name)

Checks whether the field with the specified name is an export parameter

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an export parameter, false otherwise

isStructure

public boolean isStructure(int index)

Checks whether the field at the specified index is a structure parameter

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is a structure parameter, false otherwise

isStructure

public boolean isStructure(java.lang.String field_name)

Checks whether the field with the specified name is a structure parameter

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is a structure parameter, false otherwise

isTable

public boolean isTable(int index)

Checks whether the field is a table parameter

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is a table parameter, false otherwise

isTable

public boolean isTable(java.lang.String field_name)

Checks whether the field with the specified name is a table parameter

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is a table parameter, false otherwise

isException

public boolean isException(int index)

Checks whether this field is a exception

Parameters:

index - the index of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an exception, false otherwise

isException

public boolean isException(java.lang.String field_name)

Checks whether this field with the specified name is a exception

Parameters:

field_name - the name of the field

Returns:

true if the specified field is an exception, false otherwise

getTabLength

public int getTabLength()

Returns the total length of a structure or single row of a table. Due to alignment constraints the length of a structure or table row is not necessarily the same as the sum of the field length.

Returns:

The total length of the record

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the meta-data

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a printable representation of this object