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| |
| package org.netbeans.modules.db.metadata.model.api; |
| |
| /** |
| * Encapsulates a metadata element (catalog, schema, table, etc.). |
| * |
| * @author Andrei Badea |
| */ |
| public abstract class MetadataElement { |
| |
| MetadataElement() {} |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the metadata element which is the parent of this metadata |
| * element. |
| * |
| * @return the parent. |
| */ |
| public abstract MetadataElement getParent(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the name of this metadata element or {@code null} if |
| * this element has no name. |
| * |
| * @return the name. |
| */ |
| public abstract String getName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * This can be overriden by elements that can have names that are null. The default |
| * is to just use the name provided by the database. |
| * @return |
| */ |
| String getInternalName() { |
| return getName(); |
| } |
| } |