1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/src/org/eclipse/net4j/internal/db/ddl/DBField.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/src/org/eclipse/net4j/internal/db/ddl/DBField.java
index 5d494256ae..ea0b2d927f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/src/org/eclipse/net4j/internal/db/ddl/DBField.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.net4j.db/src/org/eclipse/net4j/internal/db/ddl/DBField.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.eclipse.net4j.db.ddl.IDBTable;
 import org.eclipse.net4j.spi.db.ddl.InternalDBField;
 import org.eclipse.net4j.spi.db.ddl.InternalDBSchema;
 import org.eclipse.net4j.spi.db.ddl.InternalDBTable;
+import org.eclipse.net4j.util.ObjectUtil;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Writer;
@@ -222,6 +223,21 @@ public class DBField extends DBSchemaElement implements InternalDBField
     return table.getName() + "." + getName(); //$NON-NLS-1$
   }
 
+  public boolean rename(String newName)
+  {
+    String oldName = getName();
+    if (!ObjectUtil.equals(newName, oldName))
+    {
+      if (((InternalDBTable)table).renameField(this, newName))
+      {
+        setName(newName);
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public void remove()
   {
     ((InternalDBTable)table).removeField(this);