org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query

Class LikeExpression

java.lang.Object

org.apache.openjpa.persistence.query.LikeExpression

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Predicate, Visitable

public class LikeExpression
extends Object

Denotes e1 LIKE e2 Expression.

Author:

Pinaki Poddar

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Expression	_e1
protected Expression	_e2
protected BinaryConditionalOperator	_op
static String	CLOSE_BRACE
static String	COMMA
static String	EMPTY
static String	OPEN_BRACE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LikeExpression(Expression e, Expression pattern)
LikeExpression(Expression e, Expression pattern, Object echar)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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.
Expression	getOperand()
Expression	getOperand2()
BinaryConditionalOperator	getOperator()
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

_e1

protected final Expression _e1

_e2

protected final Expression _e2

_op

protected final BinaryConditionalOperator _op

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

LikeExpression

public LikeExpression(Expression e,
              Expression pattern,
              Object echar)

LikeExpression

public LikeExpression(Expression e,
              Expression pattern)

Method Detail

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

getOperand

public final Expression getOperand()

getOperand2

public final Expression getOperand2()

getOperator

public final BinaryConditionalOperator getOperator()

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.

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