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NSPropertyMapping Class Reference

Overview

Instances of NSPropertyMapping specify in a mapping model how to map from a property in a source entity to a property in a destination entity.

Tasks

Managing Mapping Attributes

• – name
• – setName:
• – valueExpression
• – setValueExpression:
• – userInfo
• – setUserInfo:

Instance Methods

name

Returns the name of the property in the destination entity for the receiver.

- (NSString *)name

Return Value

The name of the property in the destination entity for the receiver.

Availability

• Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

See Also

• – setName:

Declared In

NSPropertyMapping.h

setName:

Sets the name of the property in the destination entity for the receiver.

- (void)setName:(NSString *)name

Parameters

name

The name of the property in the destination entity for the receiver.

Availability

• Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

See Also

• – name

Declared In

NSPropertyMapping.h

setUserInfo:

Sets the user info for the receiver.

- (void)setUserInfo:(NSDictionary *)userInfo

Parameters

userInfo

The user info for the receiver.

Availability

• Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

See Also

• – userInfo

Declared In

NSPropertyMapping.h

setValueExpression:

Sets the value expression for the receiver.

- (void)setValueExpression:(NSExpression *)expression

Parameters

expression

The the value expression for the receiver.

Availability

• Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

See Also

• – setValueExpression:

Declared In

NSPropertyMapping.h

userInfo

Returns the user info for the receiver.

- (NSDictionary *)userInfo

Return Value

The user info for the receiver.

Availability

• Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

See Also

• – setUserInfo:

Declared In

NSPropertyMapping.h

valueExpression

Returns the value expression for the receiver.

- (NSExpression *)valueExpression

Return Value

The value expression for the receiver.

Discussion

The expression is used to create the value for the destination property.

Availability

• Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

See Also

• – setValueExpression:

Declared In

NSPropertyMapping.h

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