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IDescribeSchema.h

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00001 #ifndef _IDESCRIBESCHEMA_H_
00002 #define _IDESCRIBESCHEMA_H_
00003 // 
00004 
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00021 
00022 #ifdef _WIN32
00023 #pragma once
00024 #endif
00025 
00026 #include <FdoStd.h>
00027 #include <Fdo/Commands/ICommand.h>
00028 #include <Fdo/Schema/FeatureSchemaCollection.h>
00029 #include <Fdo/Connections/IConnection.h>
00030 
00031 /// \brief
00032 /// The FdoIDescribeSchema interface defines the DescribeSchema command, which
00033 /// describes the feature schemas available from the connection. The DescribeSchema
00034 /// command can describe a single schema or all schemas available from
00035 /// the connection. The Execute operation returns an FdoFeatureSchemaCollection
00036 /// object.
00037 class FdoIDescribeSchema : public FdoICommand
00038 {
00039     friend class FdoIConnection;
00040 
00041 public:
00042     /// \brief
00043     /// Gets the name of the schema to describe. This function is optional;
00044     /// if not specified, execution of the command will describe all schemas.
00045     /// 
00046     /// \return
00047     /// Returns the schema name
00048     /// 
00049     FDO_API virtual FdoString* GetSchemaName() = 0;
00050 
00051     /// \brief
00052     /// Sets the name of the schema to describe. This function is optional; if not
00053     /// specified execution of the command will describe all schemas.
00054     /// 
00055     /// \param value 
00056     /// Input the schema name
00057     /// 
00058     /// \return
00059     /// Returns nothing
00060     /// 
00061     FDO_API virtual void SetSchemaName(FdoString* value) = 0;
00062 
00063     /// \brief
00064     /// Executes the DescribeSchema command and returns a 
00065     /// FdoFeatureSchemaCollection. If a schema name is given that has 
00066     /// references to another schema, the dependent schemas will 
00067     /// be returned as well. If the specified schema name does not exist,
00068     /// the Execute method throws an exception.
00069     /// 
00070     /// \return
00071     /// Returns the schema collection representing the schema created.
00072     /// The element states for all elements will be set to FdoSchemaElementState_Unchanged.
00073     /// Each provider-specific implementation of Execute() can ensure 
00074     /// that this is the case by 
00075     /// calling FdoFeatureSchema::AcceptChanges() for each feature schema
00076     /// in the returned collection.
00077     /// 
00078     FDO_API virtual FdoFeatureSchemaCollection* Execute() = 0;
00079 };
00080 #endif
00081 
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