org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps
Class StringLength

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Val
      org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.StringLength

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Value

 class StringLength
extends Val

Returns the number of characters in the String.

Author:

Marc Prud'hommeaux

Constructor Summary

StringLength(Val val)
Constructor.

Method Summary

void	acceptVisit(ExpressionVisitor visitor) Accept a visit from a tree visitor.
protected Object	eval(Object candidate, Object orig, StoreContext ctx, Object[] params) Return this value for the given candidate.
Class	getType() Return the expected type for this value, or Object if the type is unknown.
void	setImplicitType(Class type) Set the implicit type of the value, based on how it is used in the filter.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Val

eval, evaluate, evaluate, getAlias, getMetaData, getName, getPath, getSelectAs, isAggregate, isVariable, isXPath, setAlias, setMetaData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringLength

public StringLength(Val val)

Constructor. Provide value to upper-case.

Method Detail

getType

public Class getType()

Description copied from interface: Value

Return the expected type for this value, or Object if the type is unknown.

setImplicitType

public void setImplicitType(Class type)

Description copied from interface: Value

Set the implicit type of the value, based on how it is used in the filter. This method is only called on values who return Object from Value.getType().

eval

protected Object eval(Object candidate,
                      Object orig,
                      StoreContext ctx,
                      Object[] params)

Description copied from class: Val

Return this value for the given candidate.

Specified by:

eval in class Val

acceptVisit

public void acceptVisit(ExpressionVisitor visitor)

Description copied from interface: Value

Accept a visit from a tree visitor.

Specified by:

acceptVisit in interface Value

Overrides:

acceptVisit in class Val