com.datastax.driver.core

Class ColumnMetadata

java.lang.Object

com.datastax.driver.core.ColumnMetadata

public class ColumnMetadata
extends Object

Describes a Column.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IndexMetadata	getIndex(String name) Returns metadata on a index on this column.
List<IndexMetadata>	getIndexes() Returns a list containing all the indexes on this column.
String	getName() Returns the name of the column.
TableMetadata	getTable() Returns the metadata of the table this column is part of.
DataType	getType() Returns the type of the column.
boolean	isStatic() Whether this column is a static column.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the column.

Returns:

the name of the column.

getTable

public TableMetadata getTable()

Returns the metadata of the table this column is part of.

Returns:

the TableMetadata for the table this column is part of.

getType

public DataType getType()

Returns the type of the column.

Returns:

the type of the column.

isStatic

public boolean isStatic()

Whether this column is a static column.

Returns:

Whether this column is a static column or not.

getIndex

public IndexMetadata getIndex(String name)

Returns metadata on a index on this column.

Parameters:

name - the name of the index to retrieve (name will be interpreted as a case-insensitive identifier unless enclosed in double-quotes, see Metadata.quote(java.lang.String)).

Returns:

the metadata for the name index if it exists, or null otherwise.

getIndexes

public List<IndexMetadata> getIndexes()

Returns a list containing all the indexes on this column.

Returns:

a list containing the metadata for the indexes on this column.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object