org.apache.torque.map

## Class ForeignKeyMap

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.torque.map.ForeignKeyMap

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

      public class ForeignKeyMap
      extends Object
      implements Serializable

  ForeignKeyMap is used to model a foreign key in a database.
  Version:
    $Id: ForeignKeyMap.java 1839288 2018-08-27 09:48:33Z tv $
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `ForeignKeyMap.ColumnPair` A pair of local and Foreign column.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ForeignKeyMap(TableMap table, String foreignTableName)` Constructor.
    `ForeignKeyMap(TableMap table, TableMap foreignTable)` Constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addColumns(ForeignKeyMap.ColumnPair columnPair)` Adds a column pair to the foreign key.
    `List<ForeignKeyMap.ColumnPair>` | `getColumns()` Returns the column pairs.
    `TableMap` | `getForeignTable()` Returns the foreign table of the foreign key.
    `String` | `getForeignTableName()` Returns name of the foreign table of the foreign key.
    `TableMap` | `getTable()` Returns the local table of the foreign key.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ForeignKeyMap

          public ForeignKeyMap(TableMap table,
                               TableMap foreignTable)

      Constructor.
      Parameters:
        `table` - the local table, not null.
        `foreignTable` - the foreign table, not null.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if an argument is null.

    - #### ForeignKeyMap

          public ForeignKeyMap(TableMap table,
                               String foreignTableName)

      Constructor.
      Parameters:
        `table` - the local table, not null.
        `foreignTableName` - the name of the foreign table, not null.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if an argument is null.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### addColumns

          public void addColumns(ForeignKeyMap.ColumnPair columnPair)

      Adds a column pair to the foreign key.
      Parameters:
        `columnPair` - the column pair to add, not null.

    - #### getTable

          public TableMap getTable()

      Returns the local table of the foreign key.
      Returns:
        the referencing table, not null.

    - #### getForeignTable

          public TableMap getForeignTable()

      Returns the foreign table of the foreign key.
      Returns:
        the referenced table, not null.
      Throws:
        `IllegalStateException` - if the foreign table map builder was not yet built.

    - #### getForeignTableName

          public String getForeignTableName()

      Returns name of the foreign table of the foreign key.
      Returns:
        the name of the referenced table, not null.

    - #### getColumns

          public List<ForeignKeyMap.ColumnPair> getColumns()

      Returns the column pairs.
      Returns:
        the column pairs, not null, as unmodifiable list.

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