NAME

Alzabo::Create::Table - Table objects for schema creation

SYNOPSIS

use Alzabo::Create::Table;

DESCRIPTION

This class represents tables in the schema. It contains column, index, and foreign key objects.

INHERITS FROM

Alzabo::Table

METHODS

new

Parameters

• schema => Alzabo::Create::Schema object

  The schema to which this table belongs.

• name => $name

• comment => $comment

  An optional comment.

Returns

A new Alzabo::Create::Table object.

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

set_name ($name)

Changes the name of the table.

make_column

Creates a new Alzabo::Create::Column object and adds it to the table. This object is the function's return value.

In addition, if the before or after parameter is given, the move_column method is called to move the new column.

This method takes all of the same parameters as the Alzabo::Create::Column method except the table parameter, which is automatically added.

Additional Parameters

• primary_key => 0 or 1

  If this value is true, then the add_primary_key method will be called after this new column is made in order to make a it a primary key for the table.

• after => Alzabo::Create::Column object

  ... or ...

• before => Alzabo::Create::Column object

Returns

A new Alzabo::Create::Column object.

add_column

Adds a column to the table. If a before or after parameter is given then the move_column method will be called to move the new column to the appropriate position.

Parameters

• column => Alzabo::Create::Column object

• after => Alzabo::Create::Column object (optional)

  ... or ...

• before => Alzabo::Create::Column object (optional)

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

delete_column (Alzabo::Create::Column object)

Deletes a column from the table.

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

move_column

Parameters

• column => Alzabo::Create::Column object

  The column to move.

  and either ...

• before => Alzabo::Create::Column object

  Move the column before this column

  ... or ...

• after => Alzabo::Create::Column object

  Move the column after this column.

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

add_primary_key (Alzabo::Create::Column object)

Make the given column part of the table's primary key. The primary key is an ordered list of columns. The given column will be added to the end of this list.

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

delete_primary_key (Alzabo::Create::Column object)

Delete the given column from the primary key.

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

make_foreign_key (see below)

Takes the same parameters as the Alzabo::Create::ForeignKey->new method except for the table parameter, which is automatically added. The foreign key object that is created is then added to the table.

returns

A new Alzabo::Create::ForeignKey object.

add_foreign_key (Alzabo::Create::ForeignKey object)

Adds the given foreign key to the table.

delete_foreign_key (Alzabo::Create::ForeignKey object)

Deletes the given foreign key from the table

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

make_index

Takes the same parameters as the Alzabo::Create::Index->new method except for the table parameter, which is automatically added. The index object that is created is then added to the table.

Returns

A new Alzabo::Create::Index object.

add_index (Alzabo::Create::Index object)

Adds the given index to the table.

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

delete_index (Alzabo::Create::Index object)

Deletes an index from the table.

Throws

Alzabo::Exception::Params

set_comment ($comment)

Set the comment for the table object.

AUTHOR

Dave Rolsky, <autarch@urth.org>