Package org.apache.openjpa.persistence.criteria

Interface ComparisonStyle

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComparisonStyle.Default

public interface ComparisonStyle

Defines a comparison style to be applied for query-by-example attribute comparison.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Pinaki Poddar

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	ComparisonStyle.Default	Default implementation.
static class	ComparisonStyle.StringComparisonMode

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	excludeDefault()	Affirms if the default-valued attribute be excluded from comparison.
boolean	excludeIdentity()	Affirms if the identity attribute be excluded from comparison.
boolean	excludeNull()	Affirms if the null-valued attribute be excluded from comparison.
boolean	excludeVersion()	Affirms if the version attribute be excluded from comparison.
ComparisonStyle.StringComparisonMode	getStringComparsionMode()	Gets how string-valued attributes be compared.
boolean	isDisjunction()	Affirms if the attribute comparisons are OR'ed.
ComparisonStyle	setDisjunction(boolean flag)	Sets whether the comparison to OR the attribute comparisons.
ComparisonStyle	setExcludeDefault(boolean flag)	Sets whether the comparison excludes default-valued attributes.
ComparisonStyle	setExcludeIdentity(boolean flag)	Sets whether the comparison excludes identity attribute.
ComparisonStyle	setExcludeNull(boolean flag)	Sets whether the comparison excludes null-valued attributes.
ComparisonStyle	setExcludeVersion(boolean flag)	Sets whether the comparison excludes version attribute.
ComparisonStyle	setStringComparisonMode(ComparisonStyle.StringComparisonMode mode)	Sets the comparison mode for String-valued attributes.

Method Detail

isDisjunction

boolean isDisjunction()

Affirms if the attribute comparisons are OR'ed. Defaults to false.

setDisjunction

ComparisonStyle setDisjunction(boolean flag)

Sets whether the comparison to OR the attribute comparisons.

excludeNull

boolean excludeNull()

Affirms if the null-valued attribute be excluded from comparison. Defaults to true.

setExcludeNull

ComparisonStyle setExcludeNull(boolean flag)

Sets whether the comparison excludes null-valued attributes.

excludeIdentity

boolean excludeIdentity()

Affirms if the identity attribute be excluded from comparison. Defaults to true.

setExcludeIdentity

ComparisonStyle setExcludeIdentity(boolean flag)

Sets whether the comparison excludes identity attribute.

excludeVersion

boolean excludeVersion()

Affirms if the version attribute be excluded from comparison. Defaults to true.

setExcludeVersion

ComparisonStyle setExcludeVersion(boolean flag)

Sets whether the comparison excludes version attribute.

excludeDefault

boolean excludeDefault()

Affirms if the default-valued attribute be excluded from comparison. Defaults to true.

setExcludeDefault

ComparisonStyle setExcludeDefault(boolean flag)

Sets whether the comparison excludes default-valued attributes.

getStringComparsionMode

ComparisonStyle.StringComparisonMode getStringComparsionMode()

Gets how string-valued attributes be compared.

setStringComparisonMode

ComparisonStyle setStringComparisonMode(ComparisonStyle.StringComparisonMode mode)

Sets the comparison mode for String-valued attributes.