Package org.eclipse.persistence.expressions

Class ListExpressionOperator

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.persistence.expressions.ExpressionOperator

org.eclipse.persistence.expressions.ListExpressionOperator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class ListExpressionOperator
extends ExpressionOperator

INTERNAL: A ListExpressionOperator is used with an ArgumentListFunctionExpression. It is capable of expanding the number of arguments it can be an operator for. It is built from a set of start strings, a repeating set of separators and a set of termination strings It typically represents a database function that has a variable list of arguments e.g. COALESCE(arg1, arg2, arg3, .... argn) In the example above "COALESCE(" is the start string, "," is the separator and ")" is the end string

See Also:

• ArgumentListFunctionExpression
• Expression.coalesce()
• Serialized Form

Author:

tware

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected boolean	changed
protected boolean	isComplete
protected int	numberOfItems	Deprecated.
protected String[]	separators
protected String[]	startStrings
protected String[]	terminationStrings

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.expressions.ExpressionOperator

Abs, Acos, Add, AddDate, AddMonths, AggregateOperator, All, allInternalOperators, allOperators, And, Any, argumentIndices, As, Ascending, Ascii, Asin, Atan, Atan2, Average, Between, Case, CaseCondition, Cast, Ceil, CharIndex, CharLength, Chr, Coalesce, ComparisonOperator, Concat, Cos, Cosh, Cot, Count, CurrentDate, CurrentTime, DateDifference, DateName, DatePart, DateToString, Decode, Deref, Descending, Difference, Distinct, Divide, Equal, EqualOuterJoin, Except, ExceptAll, Exists, ExistsNode, Exp, Extract, ExtractValue, ExtractXml, Floor, FunctionOperator, GetNumberVal, GetStringVal, GreaterThan, GreaterThanEqual, Greatest, HexToRaw, In, Initcap, Instring, InSubQuery, Intersect, IntersectAll, isBindingSupported, IsFragment, IsNull, isPrefix, isRepeating, javaStrings, LastDay, Least, LeftPad, LeftTrim, LeftTrim2, Length, LessThan, LessThanEqual, Like, LikeEscape, Ln, Locate, Locate2, Log, LogicalOperator, Maximum, Minimum, Mod, MonthsBetween, Multiply, name, Negate, NewTime, NextDay, nodeClass, Not, NotBetween, NotEqual, NotExists, NotIn, NotInSubQuery, NotLike, NotLikeEscape, NotNull, NullIf, NullsFirst, NullsLast, Nvl, Or, OrderOperator, platformOperatorNames, platformOperatorSelectors, Power, Ref, RefToHex, Regexp, Replace, Replicate, Reverse, Right, RightPad, RightTrim, RightTrim2, Round, RoundDate, SDO_FILTER, SDO_NN, SDO_RELATE, SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE, selector, Sign, Sin, Sinh, Some, Soundex, Sqrt, StandardDeviation, Substring, SubstringSingleArg, Subtract, Sum, Tan, Tanh, ToChar, ToCharWithFormat, ToDate, Today, ToLowerCase, ToNumber, ToUpperCase, Translate, Trim, Trim2, Trunc, TruncateDate, type, Union, UnionAll, Value, Variance

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ListExpressionOperator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ExpressionOperator	clone()
void	copyTo(ExpressionOperator operator)	Copies this into argument ExpressionOperator
String[]	getDatabaseStrings()	Deprecated.
String[]	getDatabaseStrings(int arguments)	Returns an array of Strings that expects a query argument between each String in the array to form the Expression.
int	getNumberOfItems()	Deprecated.
String[]	getSeparators()
String[]	getStartStrings()
String[]	getTerminationStrings()
void	incrementNumberOfItems()	Deprecated.
boolean	isComplete()	INTERNAL: If we have all the required information, this operator is complete and can be used as is.
void	setIsComplete(boolean isComplete)
void	setNumberOfItems(int numberOfItems)	Deprecated.
void	setSeparator(String separator)
void	setSeparators(String[] separators)
void	setStartString(String startString)
void	setStartStrings(String[] startStrings)
void	setTerminationString(String terminationString)
void	setTerminationStrings(String[] terminationStrings)

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.persistence.expressions.ExpressionOperator

abs, acos, add, addDate, addMonths, addOperator, all, and, any, applyFunction, as, ascending, ascii, asin, atan, average, bePostfix, bePrefix, beRepeating, between, caseConditionStatement, caseStatement, cast, ceil, charIndex, charLength, chr, coalesce, concat, conformBetween, conformLike, cos, cosh, cot, count, createNode, currentDate, currentTime, currentTimeStamp, dateDifference, dateName, datePart, dateToString, decode, deref, descending, difference, distinct, divide, doesRelationConform, equal, equalOuterJoin, equals, except, exceptAll, exists, existsNode, exp, expressionFor, expressionFor, expressionForArguments, expressionForWithBaseLast, extract, extractValue, extractXml, floor, getAllInternalOperators, getAllOperators, getInternalOperator, getJavaStrings, getName, getNodeClass, getNumberVal, getOperator, getPlatformOperatorName, getPlatformOperatorNames, getPlatformOperatorSelectors, getSelector, getStringVal, getType, greaterThan, greaterThanEqual, greatest, hashCode, hexToRaw, ifNull, in, initcap, initializeAggregateFunctionOperators, initializeComparisonOperators, initializeFunctionOperators, initializeLogicalOperators, initializeOperators, initializeOrderOperators, initializePlatformOperatorNames, initializePlatformOperatorSelectors, initializeRelationOperators, instring, inSubQuery, intersect, intersectAll, isAggregateOperator, isAll, isAny, isAnyOrAll, isBindingSupported, isComparisonOperator, isFragment, isFunctionOperator, isLogicalOperator, isNull, isOrderOperator, isPrefix, lastDay, least, leftPad, leftTrim, leftTrim2, length, lessThan, lessThanEqual, like, likeEscape, ln, locate, locate2, log, maximum, minimum, mod, monthsBetween, multiply, negate, newExpressionForArgument, newExpressionForArguments, newExpressionForArgumentWithBaseLast, newTime, nextDay, notBetween, notEqual, notExists, notIn, notInSubQuery, notLike, notLikeEscape, notNull, notOperator, nullIf, nullsFirst, nullsLast, or, oracleDateName, power, printCollection, printDuo, printJavaCollection, printJavaDuo, printsAs, printsAs, printsJavaAs, printsJavaAs, ref, refToHex, regexp, registerOperator, replace, replicate, resetOperators, reverse, right, rightPad, rightTrim, rightTrim2, round, roundDate, setArgumentIndices, setIsBindingSupported, setName, setNodeClass, setSelector, setType, sign, simpleAggregate, simpleFunction, simpleFunction, simpleFunctionNoParentheses, simpleLogical, simpleLogicalNoParens, simpleMath, simpleOrdering, simpleRelation, simpleRelation, simpleThreeArgumentFunction, simpleTwoArgumentFunction, sin, sinh, some, soundex, sqrt, standardDeviation, substring, substringSingleArg, subtract, sum, sybaseAddMonthsOperator, sybaseAtan2Operator, sybaseInStringOperator, sybaseLocate2Operator, sybaseLocateOperator, sybaseToCharOperator, sybaseToCharWithFormatOperator, sybaseToDateOperator, sybaseToDateToStringOperator, sybaseToNumberOperator, tan, tanh, toChar, toCharWithFormat, toDate, today, toLowerCase, toNumber, toString, toUpperCase, translate, trim, trim2, trunc, truncateDate, union, unionAll, value, variance

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

startStrings

protected String[] startStrings

separators

protected String[] separators

terminationStrings

protected String[] terminationStrings

numberOfItems

@Deprecated
protected int numberOfItems

Deprecated.

changed

protected boolean changed

isComplete

protected boolean isComplete

Constructor Details

ListExpressionOperator

public ListExpressionOperator()

Method Details

clone

public ExpressionOperator clone()

Overrides:

clone in class ExpressionOperator

copyTo

public void copyTo(ExpressionOperator operator)

Copies this into argument ExpressionOperator

Overrides:

copyTo in class ExpressionOperator

getDatabaseStrings

@Deprecated
public String[] getDatabaseStrings()

Deprecated.

INTERNAL: Recalculate the database strings each time this is called in case one has been added.

Overrides:

getDatabaseStrings in class ExpressionOperator

getDatabaseStrings

public String[] getDatabaseStrings(int arguments)

Returns an array of Strings that expects a query argument between each String in the array to form the Expression. The array is built from the defined startStrings, separators, and terminationStrings. Start strings and termination strings take precedence over separator strings. The first defined start string will be added to the array. All subsequent start strings are optional, meaning they will only be added to the array if there are argument spaces available. The defined set of separator strings will be repeated, as a complete set, as long as there are argument spaces available. The last defined termination string will be added to the array. All antecedent termination strings are optional, meaning they will only be added to the array if there are argument spaces available.

Overrides:

getDatabaseStrings in class ExpressionOperator

getNumberOfItems

@Deprecated
public int getNumberOfItems()

Deprecated.

setNumberOfItems

@Deprecated
public void setNumberOfItems(int numberOfItems)

Deprecated.

getStartStrings

public String[] getStartStrings()

setStartString

public void setStartString(String startString)

setStartStrings

public void setStartStrings(String[] startStrings)

getSeparators

public String[] getSeparators()

setSeparator

public void setSeparator(String separator)

setSeparators

public void setSeparators(String[] separators)

getTerminationStrings

public String[] getTerminationStrings()

setTerminationString

public void setTerminationString(String terminationString)

setTerminationStrings

public void setTerminationStrings(String[] terminationStrings)

incrementNumberOfItems

@Deprecated
public void incrementNumberOfItems()

Deprecated.

setIsComplete

public void setIsComplete(boolean isComplete)

isComplete

public boolean isComplete()

Description copied from class: ExpressionOperator

INTERNAL: If we have all the required information, this operator is complete and can be used as is. Otherwise we will need to look up a platform- specific operator.

Overrides:

isComplete in class ExpressionOperator