Method Detail

• getKeyGeneratorName

  java.lang.String getKeyGeneratorName()

  Get the short name of the key generator. It is used to reference key generators in a mapping configuration file. If several key generators of the same type are used for the same database, then they are referenced by aliases.

  Returns:

  Name of the KeyGenerator used to identify key generator (types).

• getKeyGenerator

  KeyGenerator getKeyGenerator(PersistenceFactory factory,
                               java.util.Properties params,
                               int sqlType)
                        throws MappingException

  Produce the key generator.

  Parameters:

  factory - Helper object for obtaining database-specific QuerySyntax.

  params - Parameters for key generator.

  sqlType - The SQL type of the primary key, the generated identities must have the corresponding Java type, e.g. java.sql.Types.INTEGER corresponds to java.lang.Integer, java.sql.Types.NUMERIC corresponds to java.lang.BigDecimal.

  Returns:

  A KeyGenerator instance.

  Throws:

  MappingException - If there's a problem resolving the mapping information.