org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query
Class LogicalPredicate

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.LogicalPredicate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Predicate, Visitable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AndPredicate, OrPredicate

public class LogicalPredicate
extends Object
implements Predicate, Visitable

Logical Predicate combines two predicates with a logical operator.

Author:

Pinaki Poddar

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String	CLOSE_BRACE
static String	COMMA
static String	EMPTY
static String	OPEN_BRACE
static String	SPACE

Constructor Summary

LogicalPredicate(Predicate p1, ConditionalOperator op, ConditionalOperator nop, Predicate p2)

Method Summary

Predicate	and(Predicate predicate) Creates an AND of the predicate with the argument.
String	asExpression(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx) Get a JPQL fragment as used in WHERE clause.
String	asJoinable(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx) Gets the string representation in FROM clause.
String	asProjection(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx) Gets the string representation in SELECT projection.
String	getAliasHint(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx) Gets the hint to be used while creating alias.
Predicate	not() Creates a negation of the predicate with the argument.
Predicate	or(Predicate predicate) Creates an OR of the predicate with the argument.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.Visitable

asJoinable, asProjection, getAliasHint

Field Detail

SPACE

public static final String SPACE

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Constant Field Values

OPEN_BRACE

public static final String OPEN_BRACE

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Constant Field Values

CLOSE_BRACE

public static final String CLOSE_BRACE

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Constant Field Values

COMMA

public static final String COMMA

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Constant Field Values

EMPTY

public static final String EMPTY

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

LogicalPredicate

public LogicalPredicate(Predicate p1,
                        ConditionalOperator op,
                        ConditionalOperator nop,
                        Predicate p2)

Method Detail

and

public Predicate and(Predicate predicate)

Description copied from interface: Predicate

Creates an AND of the predicate with the argument.

Specified by:

and in interface Predicate

Parameters:

predicate - - A simple or compound predicate

Returns:

the predicate that is the AND of the original simple or compound predicate and the argument.

or

public Predicate or(Predicate predicate)

Description copied from interface: Predicate

Creates an OR of the predicate with the argument.

Specified by:

or in interface Predicate

Parameters:

predicate - - A simple or compound predicate

Returns:

the predicate that is the OR of the original simple or compound predicate and the argument.

not

public Predicate not()

Description copied from interface: Predicate

Creates a negation of the predicate with the argument.

Specified by:

not in interface Predicate

Returns:

the predicate that is the negation of the original simple or compound predicate.

asExpression

public String asExpression(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx)

Description copied from interface: Visitable

Get a JPQL fragment as used in WHERE clause.

Specified by:

asExpression in interface Visitable

asProjection

public String asProjection(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx)

Description copied from interface: Visitable

Gets the string representation in SELECT projection.

Specified by:

asProjection in interface Visitable

getAliasHint

public String getAliasHint(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx)

Description copied from interface: Visitable

Gets the hint to be used while creating alias.

Specified by:

getAliasHint in interface Visitable

asJoinable

public String asJoinable(org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.AliasContext ctx)

Description copied from interface: Visitable

Gets the string representation in FROM clause.

Specified by:

asJoinable in interface Visitable