openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/DynamicStorage.java

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package org.apache.openjpa.enhance;

/**
 * Interface for dynamically generated classes. Certain getters/setters
 * may either return null or throw an exception depending on the
 * {@link DynamicStorageGenerator}'s field policy.
 *
 * @author Steve Kim
 * @since 0.3.2.0
 */
public interface DynamicStorage {

    /**
     * Return the number of fields, regardless of type
     */
    int getFieldCount();

    /**
     * Return the number of object fields
     */
    int getObjectCount();

    /**
     * Factory method for getting new instances of the same definition.
     */
    DynamicStorage newInstance();

    /**
     * Get the boolean at the given index.
     */
    boolean getBoolean(int field);

    /**
     * Set the boolean at the given index.
     */
    void setBoolean(int field, boolean val);

    /**
     * Get the byte at the given index.
     */
    byte getByte(int field);

    /**
     * Set the byte at the given index.
     */
    void setByte(int field, byte val);

    /**
     * Get the char at the given index.
     */
    char getChar(int field);

    /**
     * Set the char at the given index.
     */
    void setChar(int field, char val);

    /**
     * Get the double at the given index.
     */
    double getDouble(int field);

    /**
     * Set the double at the given index.
     */
    void setDouble(int field, double val);

    /**
     * Get the float at the given index.
     */
    float getFloat(int field);

    /**
     * Set the float at the given index.
     */
    void setFloat(int field, float val);

    /**
     * Get the int at the given index.
     */
    int getInt(int field);

    /**
     * Set the int at the given index.
     */
    void setInt(int field, int val);

    /**
     * Get the long at the given index.
     */
    long getLong(int field);

    /**
     * Set the long at the given index.
     */
    void setLong(int field, long val);

    /**
     * Get the short at the given index.
     */
    short getShort(int field);

    /**
     * Set the short at the given index.
     */
    void setShort(int field, short val);

    /**
     * Get the object at the given index.
     */
    Object getObject(int field);

    /**
     * Set the object at the given index.
     */
    void setObject(int field, Object val);

    /**
     * Ensure object capacity
     */
    void initialize ();
}