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ValueHolderInterface.java API Doc Glassfish v2 API 2821 Tue May 22 16:54:20 BST 2007 oracle.toplink.essentials.indirection

ValueHolderInterface

public interface ValueHolderInterface

Purpose: Interface to allow lazy loading of an object's relationships from the database.

see: ValueHolder
see: oracle.toplink.essentials.internal.indirection.DatabaseValueHolder

Fields Summary
public static boolean
shouldToStringInstantiate
Can be used to have transparent indirection toString instantiate the objects.
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public java.lang.Object getValue()
PUBLIC: Return the value.
public boolean isInstantiated()
PUBLIC: Return whether the contents have been read from the database. This is used periodically by the indirection policy to determine whether to trigger the database read.
public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
PUBLIC: Set the value.