org.apache.derby.iapi.sql.depend
Interface Dependency

All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicDependency

public interface Dependency

A dependency represents a reliance of the dependent on the provider for some information the dependent contains or uses. In Language, the usual case is a prepared statement using information about a schema object in its executable form. It needs to be notified if the schema object changes, so that it can recompile against the new information.


Method Summary
 Dependent getDependent()
          return the dependent for this dependency.
 Provider getProvider()
          return the provider for this dependency.
 UUID getProviderKey()
          return the provider's key for this dependency.
 

Method Detail

getProviderKey

public UUID getProviderKey()
return the provider's key for this dependency.

Returns:
the provider's key for this dependency

getProvider

public Provider getProvider()
return the provider for this dependency.

Returns:
the provider for this dependency

getDependent

public Dependent getDependent()
return the dependent for this dependency.

Returns:
the dependent for this dependency

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