JadeDbFilePartition Properties and Methods

The partition-related properties provided in the JadeDbFilePartition class are summarized in the following table.

Property	Contains…
dbFile	A reference to the parent DbFile instance
partitionID	The partition identifier assigned to the partition

The partition-related methods provided in the JadeDbFilePartition class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
allInstances	Populates the specified object array specified with references to objects stored in the partition associated with the receiver
backupFilePartition	Backs up a single partition of a physical database file
certifyFile	Initiates the certification of a single database file partition
display	Returns details about a single database file partition
drop	Removes the file and marks it as deleted
freeze	Converts a partition to read-only mode, after which no object update, delete, or create is permitted
getBackupTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file partition was last backed up
getCreationTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file partition was created
getFileLength	Returns the size of a single physical database file partition
getFileStatus	Returns the status of a single physical database file partition during the backup process
getFreeSpace	Evaluates the available free-space in a single database file partition
getFullBackupTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file was last backed up
getLabel	Returns the label assigned to the partition
getLocation	Returns the file system path assigned to the partition
getModifiedTimestamp	Returns a timestamp containing the date and time the database file partition was last updated
getName	Returns the name of the database file partition
getStatistics	Returns statistics on reads of single database partition activity
isFrozen	Returns true if the associated partition has been frozen
isOffline	Returns true if the associated partition has been marked as offline
markOffline	Marks a partition as officially absent so that it can be taken offline
markOnline	Marks a partition as present after it has been brought back online
move	Changes the location attribute and moves the partition to the specified destination
purgeInstances	Executes a bulk‑removal operation that performs the required side‑effects of deleting each object in the partition without deleting them from the database
remove	Removes the empty partition from the database file
setLabel	Assigns or changes the logical label associated with the partition
setLocation	Changes the default or designated physical location of a database file partition
thaw	Restores the database file partition to its default active state