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org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser
Class SubstringExpression

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractExpression
      extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractEncapsulatedExpression
          extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
              extended by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.SubstringExpression
All Implemented Interfaces:
Expression

public final class SubstringExpression
extends AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression

The second and third arguments of the SUBSTRING function denote the starting position and length of the substring to be returned. These arguments are integers. The first position of a string is denoted by 1. The SUBSTRING function returns a string.

JPA 1.0:

BNF ::= SUBSTRING(string_primary, simple_arithmetic_expression, simple_arithmetic_expression)

JPA 2.0:

BNF ::= SUBSTRING(string_primary, simple_arithmetic_expression [, simple_arithmetic_expression])

JPA 2.1:

BNF ::= SUBSTRING(string_expression, arithmetic_expression [, arithmetic_expression])

Example: UPDATE Employee e SET e.firstName = SUBSTRING('TopLink Workbench', 1, 8)

Version:
2.4
Author:
Pascal Filion
Since:
2.3

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
parameterIndex
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractExpression
COMMA, DOT, DOUBLE_QUOTE, LEFT_CURLY_BRACKET, LEFT_PARENTHESIS, NOT_DEFINED, RIGHT_CURLY_BRACKET, RIGHT_PARENTHESIS, SINGLE_QUOTE, SPACE, UNDERSCORE
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.Expression
ABS, ALL, AND, ANY, AS, ASC, AVG, BETWEEN, BIT_LENGTH, BOTH, CASE, CAST, CHAR_LENGTH, CHARACTER_LENGTH, CLASS, COALESCE, COLUMN, CONCAT, COUNT, CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, DELETE, DELETE_FROM, DESC, DIFFERENT, DISTINCT, DIVISION, ELSE, EMPTY, END, ENTRY, EQUAL, ESCAPE, EXCEPT, EXISTS, EXTRACT, FALSE, FETCH, FROM, FUNC, FUNCTION, GREATER_THAN, GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL, GROUP_BY, HAVING, IN, INDEX, INNER, INNER_JOIN, INNER_JOIN_FETCH, INTERSECT, IS, IS_EMPTY, IS_NOT_EMPTY, IS_NOT_NULL, IS_NULL, JOIN, JOIN_FETCH, KEY, LEADING, LEFT, LEFT_JOIN, LEFT_JOIN_FETCH, LEFT_OUTER_JOIN, LEFT_OUTER_JOIN_FETCH, LENGTH, LIKE, LOCATE, LOWER, LOWER_THAN, LOWER_THAN_OR_EQUAL, MAX, MEMBER, MEMBER_OF, MIN, MINUS, MOD, MULTIPLICATION, NAMED_PARAMETER, NEW, NOT, NOT_BETWEEN, NOT_EQUAL, NOT_EXISTS, NOT_IN, NOT_LIKE, NOT_MEMBER, NOT_MEMBER_OF, NULL, NULLIF, NULLS_FIRST, NULLS_LAST, OBJECT, OF, ON, OPERATOR, OR, ORDER_BY, OUTER, PLUS, POSITION, POSITIONAL_PARAMETER, QUOTE, REGEXP, SELECT, SET, SIZE, SOME, SQL, SQRT, SUBSTRING, SUM, TABLE, THEN, TRAILING, TREAT, TRIM, TRUE, TYPE, UNION, UNKNOWN, UPDATE, UPPER, VALUE, WHEN, WHERE
 
Constructor Summary
SubstringExpression(AbstractExpression parent)
          Creates a new SubstringExpression.
 
Method Summary
 void accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
          Visits this Expression by the given visitor.
 JPQLQueryBNF getQueryBNF()
          Returns the BNF of this Expression.
protected  boolean isThirdExpressionOptional()
          Determines whether the third expression is an optional expression, which means a valid query can have it or not.
 java.lang.String parameterExpressionBNF(int index)
          Returns the BNF to be used to parse one of the encapsulated expression.
protected  java.lang.String parseIdentifier(WordParser wordParser)
          Parses the identifier of this expression.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
acceptChildren, addChildrenTo, addOrderedEncapsulatedExpressionTo, buildCollectionExpression, findQueryBNF, getFirstExpression, getSecondExpression, getThirdExpression, hasEncapsulatedExpression, hasFirstComma, hasFirstExpression, hasSecondComma, hasSecondExpression, hasSpaceAfterFirstComma, hasSpaceAfterSecondComma, hasThirdExpression, isParsingComplete, parseEncapsulatedExpression, removeEncapsulatedExpression, toParsedTextEncapsulatedExpression
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractEncapsulatedExpression
addOrderedChildrenTo, areLogicalIdentifiersSupported, getActualIdentifier, getIdentifier, hasLeftParenthesis, hasRightParenthesis, hasSpaceAfterIdentifier, parse, shouldParseRightParenthesis, toParsedText
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.jpql.parser.AbstractExpression
acceptUnknownVisitor, acceptUnknownVisitor, buildExpressionFromFallingBack, buildNullExpression, buildStringExpression, buildStringExpression, buildUnknownExpression, calculatePosition, children, findFallBackExpressionFactory, getExpressionFactory, getExpressionRegistry, getGrammar, getIdentifierVersion, getJPAVersion, getLength, getOffset, getParent, getQueryBNF, getRoot, getText, handleAggregate, handleCollection, isAncestor, isIdentifier, isNull, isTolerant, isUnknown, isVirtual, orderedChildren, parse, parseUsingExpressionFactory, populatePosition, rebuildActualText, rebuildParsedText, setParent, setText, shouldParseWithFactoryFirst, shouldSkipLiteral, toActualText, toParsedText, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

SubstringExpression

public SubstringExpression(AbstractExpression parent)
Creates a new SubstringExpression.

Parameters:
parent - The parent of this expression
Method Detail

accept

public void accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor)
Visits this Expression by the given visitor.

Parameters:
visitor - The ExpressionVisitor to visit this object

getQueryBNF

public JPQLQueryBNF getQueryBNF()
Returns the BNF of this Expression.

Returns:
The JPQLQueryBNF, which represents the grammar of this Expression

isThirdExpressionOptional

protected boolean isThirdExpressionOptional()
Determines whether the third expression is an optional expression, which means a valid query can have it or not.

Specified by:
isThirdExpressionOptional in class AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
Returns:
true if the third expression can either be present or not in a valid query; false if it's mandatory

parameterExpressionBNF

public java.lang.String parameterExpressionBNF(int index)
Returns the BNF to be used to parse one of the encapsulated expression.

Specified by:
parameterExpressionBNF in class AbstractTripleEncapsulatedExpression
Parameters:
index - The position of the encapsulated Expression that needs to be parsed within the parenthesis, which starts at position 0
Returns:
The BNF to be used to parse one of the encapsulated expression

parseIdentifier

protected java.lang.String parseIdentifier(WordParser wordParser)
Parses the identifier of this expression.

Specified by:
parseIdentifier in class AbstractEncapsulatedExpression
Returns:
The identifier for this expression

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