info.informatica.data
Interface DataDict

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticationDataDict, JDBCDataDict, PropertyDataDict, SQLDataDict

public interface DataDict

A data dictionary is understood here as a factory of metadata information for the given table or query names.

Version:

1.01

Author:

amengual at informatica dot info

Method Summary

MetaData	getMetaData(String name) Gets the MetaData associated to the name.
String	getQuery(String queryname) The data dictionary can also be used to access specific queries identified by a name.

Method Detail

getMetaData

MetaData getMetaData(String name)
                     throws DataException

Gets the MetaData associated to the name.

Returns:

the MetaData associated to the name, or null if none.

Throws:

DataException

getQuery

String getQuery(String queryname)
                throws DataException

The data dictionary can also be used to access specific queries identified by a name. This method returns a query by its name.

Parameters:

queryname - name of the query

Returns:

the query String, or null if none defined with that name

Throws:

DataException