SchemaElement (apache-cassandra API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaBasedUDFunction, KeyspaceMetadata, TableMetadata, TableMetadata.CompactTableMetadata, UDAggregate, UDFunction, UserFunction, UserType, ViewMetadata
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public interface SchemaElement
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A schema element (keyspace, udt, udf, uda, table, index, view).

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class SchemaElement.SchemaElementType

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static java.util.Comparator<SchemaElement> NAME_COMPARATOR
Comparator used to sort Describable name.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`elementKeyspace()`	Returns the CQL name of the keyspace to which this schema element belong.
`default java.lang.String`	`elementKeyspaceQuotedIfNeeded()`
`java.lang.String`	`elementName()`	Returns the CQL name of this schema element.
`default java.lang.String`	`elementNameQuotedIfNeeded()`
`SchemaElement.SchemaElementType`	`elementType()`	Return the schema element type
`java.lang.String`	`toCqlString(boolean withInternals, boolean ifNotExists)`	Returns a CQL representation of this element

- Field Detail
  - NAME_COMPARATOR
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static final java.util.Comparator<SchemaElement> NAME_COMPARATOR
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    Comparator used to sort Describable name.
- Method Detail
  - elementType
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SchemaElement.SchemaElementType elementType()
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    Return the schema element type
    
    Returns:
    
    the schema element type
  - elementKeyspace
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java.lang.String elementKeyspace()
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    Returns the CQL name of the keyspace to which this schema element belong.
    
    Returns:
    
    the keyspace name.
  - elementName
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java.lang.String elementName()
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    Returns the CQL name of this schema element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this schema element.
  - elementNameQuotedIfNeeded
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default java.lang.String elementNameQuotedIfNeeded()
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  - elementKeyspaceQuotedIfNeeded
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default java.lang.String elementKeyspaceQuotedIfNeeded()
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  - toCqlString
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java.lang.String toCqlString(boolean withInternals,
                             boolean ifNotExists)
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    Returns a CQL representation of this element
    
    Parameters:
    
    withInternals - if the internals part of the CQL should be exposed.
    
    ifNotExists - if "IF NOT EXISTS" should be included.
    
    Returns:
    
    a CQL representation of this element