TablePerClassPolicy.java

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 * Contributors:
 *     12/12/2008-1.1 Guy Pelletier
 *       - 249860: Implement table per class inheritance support.
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package org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors;

import org.eclipse.persistence.exceptions.DescriptorException;
import org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ReadAllQuery;
import org.eclipse.persistence.queries.ReadObjectQuery;

/**
 * <p><b>Purpose</b>: Provides the functionality to support a TABLE_PER_CLASS
 * inheritance strategy. Resolves relational mappings and querying.
 */
public class TablePerClassPolicy extends InterfacePolicy {

    /**
     * INTERNAL:
     * Create a new policy.
     * Only descriptors involved in inheritance should have a policy.
     */
    public TablePerClassPolicy(ClassDescriptor descriptor) {
        setDescriptor(descriptor);
    }

    /**
     * INTERNAL:
     */
    public boolean isTablePerClassPolicy() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * INTERNAL:
     * Select all objects for a concrete descriptor.
     */
    @Override
    protected Object selectAllObjects(ReadAllQuery query) {
        if (this.descriptor.isAbstract()) {
            return query.getContainerPolicy().containerInstance();
        }
        return super.selectAllObjects(query);
    }

    /**
     * INTERNAL:
     * Select one object of any concrete subclass.
     */
    @Override
    protected Object selectOneObject(ReadObjectQuery query) throws DescriptorException {
        if (this.descriptor.isAbstract()) {
            return null;
        }
        return super.selectOneObject(query);
    }
}