org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps
Class WildcardMatch

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.WildcardMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, FilterListener

Direct Known Subclasses:

JDBCWildcardMatch

Deprecated. Use matches() instead.

public class WildcardMatch
extends Object
implements FilterListener

Tests if the target matches the wildcard expression given in the argument. The wildcard '?' is used to represent any single character, while '*' is used to represent any series of 0 or more characters. Examples:
"address.street.ext:wildcardMatch (\"?ain*reet\")"

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String

TAG Deprecated.

Constructor Summary

WildcardMatch()
Deprecated.

Method Summary

Object	evaluate(Object target, Class targetClass, Object[] args, Class[] argClasses, Object candidate, StoreContext ctx) Deprecated. Evaluate the given expression.
boolean	expectsArguments() Deprecated. Return true if this extension expects arguments to act on.
boolean	expectsTarget() Deprecated. Return true if this extension expects a target to act on.
String	getTag() Deprecated. Return the tag that this extension listens for.
Class	getType(Class targetClass, Class[] argClasses) Deprecated. Return the expected type of the result of this listener.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TAG

public static final String TAG

Deprecated.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

WildcardMatch

public WildcardMatch()

Deprecated.

Method Detail

getTag

public String getTag()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: FilterListener

Return the tag that this extension listens for.

Specified by:

getTag in interface FilterListener

expectsArguments

public boolean expectsArguments()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: FilterListener

Return true if this extension expects arguments to act on. Some extensions may not need arguments; for example, an extension to switch a string to upper case might be of the form: field.ext:toUpperCase ().

Specified by:

expectsArguments in interface FilterListener

expectsTarget

public boolean expectsTarget()

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: FilterListener

Return true if this extension expects a target to act on. Some extensions act on a field or object value; others stand alone. field.ext:toUpperCase () acts on the target field but has no arguments, while another possible form, ext:toUpperCase (field) has no target but does have an argument.

Specified by:

expectsTarget in interface FilterListener

evaluate

public Object evaluate(Object target,
                       Class targetClass,
                       Object[] args,
                       Class[] argClasses,
                       Object candidate,
                       StoreContext ctx)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: FilterListener

Evaluate the given expression. This method is used when evaluating in-memory expressions. The method used when evaluating data store expressions will change depending on the data store in use.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface FilterListener

Parameters:

target - the target object / field value to act on; will be null if this extension does not expect a target

targetClass - the expected class of the target; given in case the target evaluates to null and typing is needed

args - the values of the arguments given in the filter; will be null if this extension does not expect an argument

argClasses - the expected classes of the arguments; given in case an argument evaluates to null and typing is needed

candidate - the candidate object being evaluated

ctx - the persistence context

Returns:

the value of the extension for this candidate; if this extension is an expression, this method should return Boolean.TRUE or Boolean.FALSE

getType

public Class getType(Class targetClass,
                     Class[] argClasses)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: FilterListener

Return the expected type of the result of this listener.

Specified by:

getType in interface FilterListener

Parameters:

targetClass - the expected class of the target, or null if no target

argClasses - the expected classes of the arguments, or null if no arguments