/*
    * This class was automatically generated with 
    * <a href="http://www.castor.org">Castor 1.3.1</a>, using an XML
    * Schema.
    * $Id$
    */
   
   package org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.annotations.jdo;
   
  /**
   * Element 'column' is used to specify the column where the
   *  property of an object will be saved.
   *  
   * 
   * @version $Revision$ $Date$
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("serial")
  public class Column extends org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.annotations.jdo.ReadonlyDirtyType 
  implements java.io.Serializable
  {
  
  
        //--------------------------/
       //- Class/Member Variables -/
      //--------------------------/
  
      /**
       * Attribute 'name' is used to specify the
       *  name of the column.
       *  
       */
      private java.lang.String _name;
  
      /**
       * Attribute 'type' is used to specify the
       *  JDO-type of the column.
       *  
       */
      private java.lang.String _type;
  
      /**
       * Specifies if this field accepts NULL
       *  values or not.
       *  
       */
      private boolean _acceptNull = true;
  
      /**
       * keeps track of state for field: _acceptNull
       */
      private boolean _has_acceptNull;
  
  
        //----------------/
       //- Constructors -/
      //----------------/
  
      public Column() {
          super();
      }
  
  
        //-----------/
       //- Methods -/
      //-----------/
  
      /**
       */
      public void deleteAcceptNull(
      ) {
          this._has_acceptNull= false;
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns the value of field 'acceptNull'. The field
       * 'acceptNull' has the following description: Specifies if
       * this field accepts NULL
       *  values or not.
       *  
       * 
       * @return the value of field 'AcceptNull'.
       */
      public boolean getAcceptNull(
      ) {
          return this._acceptNull;
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns the value of field 'name'. The field 'name' has the
       * following description: Attribute 'name' is used to specify
       * the
       *  name of the column.
       *  
       * 
       * @return the value of field 'Name'.
       */
      public java.lang.String getName(
      ) {
          return this._name;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the value of field 'type'. The field 'type' has the
      * following description: Attribute 'type' is used to specify
      * the
      *  JDO-type of the column.
      *  
      * 
      * @return the value of field 'Type'.
      */
     public java.lang.String getType(
     ) {
         return this._type;
     }
 
     /**
      * Method hasAcceptNull.
      * 
      * @return true if at least one AcceptNull has been added
      */
     public boolean hasAcceptNull(
     ) {
         return this._has_acceptNull;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the value of field 'acceptNull'. The field
      * 'acceptNull' has the following description: Specifies if
      * this field accepts NULL
      *  values or not.
      *  
      * 
      * @return the value of field 'AcceptNull'.
      */
     public boolean isAcceptNull(
     ) {
         return this._acceptNull;
     }
 
     /**
      * Method isValid.
      * 
      * @return true if this object is valid according to the schema
      */
     public boolean isValid(
     ) {
         try {
             validate();
         } catch (org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException vex) {
             return false;
         }
         return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * 
      * 
      * @param out
      * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
      * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
      * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
      * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
      */
     public void marshal(
             final java.io.Writer out)
     throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
         org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(this, out);
     }
 
     /**
      * 
      * 
      * @param handler
      * @throws java.io.IOException if an IOException occurs during
      * marshaling
      * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
      * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
      * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
      * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
      */
     public void marshal(
             final org.xml.sax.ContentHandler handler)
     throws java.io.IOException, org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
         org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller.marshal(this, handler);
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of field 'acceptNull'. The field 'acceptNull'
      * has the following description: Specifies if this field
      * accepts NULL
      *  values or not.
      *  
      * 
      * @param acceptNull the value of field 'acceptNull'.
      */
     public void setAcceptNull(
             final boolean acceptNull) {
         this._acceptNull = acceptNull;
         this._has_acceptNull = true;
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of field 'name'. The field 'name' has the
      * following description: Attribute 'name' is used to specify
      * the
      *  name of the column.
      *  
      * 
      * @param name the value of field 'name'.
      */
     public void setName(
             final java.lang.String name) {
         this._name = name;
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the value of field 'type'. The field 'type' has the
      * following description: Attribute 'type' is used to specify
      * the
      *  JDO-type of the column.
      *  
      * 
      * @param type the value of field 'type'.
      */
     public void setType(
             final java.lang.String type) {
         this._type = type;
     }
 
     /**
      * Method unmarshal.
      * 
      * @param reader
      * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
      * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
      * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
      * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
      * @return the unmarshaled
      * org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.annotations.jdo.Column
      */
     public static org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.annotations.jdo.Column unmarshal(
             final java.io.Reader reader)
     throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
         return (org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.annotations.jdo.Column) org.exolab.castor.xml.Unmarshaller.unmarshal(org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.annotations.jdo.Column.class, reader);
     }
 
     /**
      * 
      * 
      * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
      * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
      */
     public void validate(
     )
     throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
         org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator validator = new org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator();
         validator.validate(this);
     }
 
 }