/*
*
* SchemaCrawler
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/schemacrawler
* Copyright (c) 2000-2013, Sualeh Fatehi.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
* of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
* without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
* library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*
*/
package schemacrawler.schema;
/**
* Column for tables and routines.
*
* @author Sualeh Fatehi
*/
public interface BaseColumn<P extends DatabaseObject>
extends DependantObject<P>, TypedObject<ColumnDataType>
{
/**
* Gets the column data type.
*
* @return Column data type
*/
ColumnDataType getColumnDataType();
/**
* Get the number of fractional digits.
*
* @return Number of fractional digits
*/
int getDecimalDigits();
/**
* Get the ordinal position of the column in the table, starting at 1.
*
* @return Ordinal position of the column in the table, starting at 1
*/
int getOrdinalPosition();
/**
* Get the column size. For char or date types this is the maximum
* number of characters, for numeric or decimal types this is
* precision.
*
* @return Column size
*/
int getSize();
/**
* Gets the width of the column, if the column width is required.
* (Column width is not significant for column types such as TIME and
* DATE.)
*
* @return Column width as a String
*/
String getWidth();
/**
* Whether the column is nullable.
*
* @return Whether the column is nullable
*/
boolean isNullable();
}