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   Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.sql.dictionary.TupleDescriptor

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package org.apache.derby.iapi.sql.dictionary;

import	org.apache.derby.catalog.DependableFinder;
import org.apache.derby.shared.common.sanity.SanityManager;

/**
 * This is the superclass of all Descriptors. Users of DataDictionary should use
 * the specific descriptor.
 *
 */

public class TupleDescriptor
{
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	//
	//	CONSTANTS
	//
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	//
	//	STATE
	//
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	private     DataDictionary      dataDictionary;

	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	//
	//	CONSTRUCTOR
	//
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	public	TupleDescriptor() {}

	public TupleDescriptor(DataDictionary dataDictionary) 
	{
		this.dataDictionary = dataDictionary;
	}

	protected DataDictionary getDataDictionary()
	{
		return dataDictionary;
	}

	protected void setDataDictionary(DataDictionary dd) 
	{
		dataDictionary = dd;
	}

	/**
	 * Is this provider persistent?  A stored dependency will be required
	 * if both the dependent and provider are persistent.
	 *
	 * @return boolean              Whether or not this provider is persistent.
	 */
	public boolean isPersistent()
	{
		return true;
	}


	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	//
	//	BEHAVIOR. These are only used by Replication!!
	//
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


	DependableFinder getDependableFinder(int formatId)
	{
		return dataDictionary.getDependableFinder(formatId);
	}

	DependableFinder getColumnDependableFinder(int formatId, byte[]
													  columnBitMap)
	{
		return dataDictionary.getColumnDependableFinder(formatId, columnBitMap);
	}
	
	/** Each descriptor must identify itself with its type; i.e index, check
	 * constraint whatever.
	 */
	public String getDescriptorType()
	{
		if (SanityManager.DEBUG) {SanityManager.NOTREACHED(); }
		return null; 
	}
	/* each descriptor has a name
	 */
	public String getDescriptorName()
	{
		if (SanityManager.DEBUG) {SanityManager.NOTREACHED(); }
		return null; 
	}
}